Percent Income Earned By The Top 10 Percent Of Earners

Global Ranking

percentSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	South Africa	50.5	2014	2	51.3
2 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	49.1	2017	129	24.2
3 ↓	Namibia	47.3	2015	1	51.8
4 ↑	Central African Republic	46.2	2008	5	47.7
5 ↑	Mozambique	45.5	2014	22	36.8
6	Zambia	44.4	2015	6	45.2
7 ↑	Swaziland	42.7	2016	12	40
8 ↓	Belize	42.4	1999	7	43.7
9 ↑	Colombia	42.2	2020	11	40.3
10 ↑	Suriname	42.1	1999	156
11 ↓	Botswana	41.5	2015	3	49.6
12 ↑	Angola	39.6	2018	54	32.3
13 ↓	Brazil	39.4	2020	9	42
14 ↑	Saint Lucia	38.6	2016	49	32.5
15 ↑	Panama	38	2019	19	37.1
15 ↓	Guatemala	38	2014	8	43.2
17 ↑	Republic of the Congo	37.9	2011	22	36.8
18 ↑	Burkina Faso	37.5	2018	73	29.6
19 ↑	Nicaragua	37.2	2014	37	34.2
20 ↑	Costa Rica	37	2020	25	36.7
21 ↑	Ecuador	36	2020	34	34.5
22 ↓	Jamaica	35.8	2004	16	38
22 ↑	Chile	35.8	2020	28	36.3
24 ↓	Rwanda	35.6	2016	17	37.9
25 ↑	Mexico	35.5	2020	26	36.4
26 ↑	Cameroon	35	2014	46	33
27 ↑	Zimbabwe	34.8	2017	41	33.8
28 ↑	Honduras	34.7	2019	30	35.3
29 ↑	Uganda	34.5	2019	37	34.2
29 ↑	Guyana	34.5	1998	156
31 ↓	Comoros	33.7	2014	4	48.1
32 ↑	Madagascar	33.5	2012	36	34.3
32	Philippines	33.5	2018	32	34.9
34 ↓	Paraguay	33.3	2020	31	35.2
35 ↓	Venezuela	33.2	2006	26	36.4
36 ↑	Tanzania	33.1	2018	42	33.1
37 ↓	Lesotho	32.9	2017	14	38.3
37 ↑	Togo	32.9	2018	60	31.6
37 ↑	Peru	32.9	2020	62	31.1
40 ↑	Sri Lanka	32.6	2016	55	31.9
40 ↑	Bolivia	32.6	2020	66	30.8
42 ↓	Cape Verde	32.3	2015	19	37.1
42 ↓	Djibouti	32.3	2017	39	34.1
44 ↑	Ghana	32.2	2016	57	31.8
45 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	32	2012	52	32.4
46 ↓	Morocco	31.9	2013	42	33.1
47 ↑	Iran	31.7	2019	49	32.5
48 ↓	Turkey	31.6	2019	47	32.6
48 ↓	Kenya	31.6	2015	22	36.8
50 ↑	Turkmenistan	31.5	1998	156
51 ↓	Bulgaria	31.4	2019	47	32.6
52 ↑	Malaysia	31.3	2015	57	31.8
52 ↑	Laos	31.3	2018	78	29
52 ↓	Samoa	31.3	2013	39	34.1
55 ↑	Haiti	31.2	2012	156
56 ↑	Niger	31.1	2018	93	27
57 ↓	Malawi	31	2019	15	38.1
57 ↓	Papua New Guinea	31	2009	34	34.5
57 ↑	Burundi	31	2013	83	28
60 ↑	United States	30.8	2019	66	30.8
61 ↑	Tuvalu	30.7	2010	156
62 ↓	Dominican Republic	30.5	2020	42	33.1
62 ↑	Senegal	30.5	2018	64	31
64	Argentina	30.3	2020	64	31
65 ↑	India	30.1	2011	70	30
66 ↓	Benin	29.9	2018	18	37.6
66 ↑	Syria	29.9	2003	81	28.6
66 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	29.9	1992	62	31.1
66 ↓	Mauritius	29.9	2017	60	31.6
66 ↑	Uruguay	29.9	2020	71	29.7
71 ↑	El Salvador	29.8	2019	74	29.4
72 ↑	Tonga	29.7	2015	80	28.9
72 ↓	Micronesia	29.7	2013	49	32.5
72 ↓	Chad	29.7	2018	52	32.4
75 ↑	Indonesia	29.6	2021	78	29
76 ↓	China	29.5	2019	74	29.4
77 ↑	Yemen	29.4	2014	81	28.6
77 ↑	Sierra Leone	29.4	2018	96	26.9
79 ↓	Solomon Islands	29.2	2012	29	35.8
80 ↓	Ivory Coast	29	2018	55	31.9
80 ↓	Russia	29	2020	69	30.2
82 ↓	Gambia	28.7	2015	32	34.9
83 ↑	Ethiopia	28.5	2015	87	27.4
84 ↑	Uzbekistan	28.3	2003	87	27.4
85 ↑	Mali	28.2	2018	114	25.7
86 ↓	Bhutan	27.9	2017	68	30.7
87 ↑	Sudan	27.8	2014	102	26.7
88 ↓	Gabon	27.7	2017	42	33.1
89 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	27.6	2018	9	42
89 ↑	Israel	27.6	2018	93	27
91 ↑	Jordan	27.5	2010	104	26.6
91	Vietnam	27.5	2018	91	27.1
91	Lithuania	27.5	2019	91	27.1
94 ↑	Liberia	27.1	2016	109	26
95 ↓	Thailand	27	2020	89	27.2
96 ↓	Pakistan	26.9	2018	83	28
96 ↓	Egypt	26.9	2017	85	27.8
98 ↓	Bangladesh	26.8	2016	96	26.9
99 ↓	Nigeria	26.7	2018	96	26.9
99 ↑	France	26.7	2018	111	25.8
99 ↑	United Kingdom	26.7	2017	101	26.8
102 ↓	Latvia	26.6	2019	96	26.9
102 ↑	Australia	26.6	2018	111	25.8
104 ↑	Tajikistan	26.4	2015	130	24.1
104 ↓	Nepal	26.4	2010	21	36.9
104 ↑	Japan	26.4	2013	114	25.7
107 ↓	Georgia	26.2	2020	86	27.6
108 ↓	Portugal	26	2019	104	26.6
108 ↑	Montenegro	26	2018	109	26
108 ↑	Serbia	26	2019	117	25.5
111 ↓	Italy	25.9	2018	102	26.7
112 ↑	Switzerland	25.8	2018	117	25.5
112 ↓	Luxembourg	25.8	2019	104	26.6
114 ↑	Mongolia	25.7	2018	116	25.6
115 ↓	Tunisia	25.6	2015	93	27
116 ↓	Cyprus	25.5	2019	89	27.2
116 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	25.5	2017	59	31.7
118 ↑	Canada	25.3	2017	124	25
119 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	25.1	2011	122	25.1
119	Ireland	25.1	2018	119	25.4
119 ↑	Germany	25.1	2018	127	24.6
122 ↑	Greece	24.9	2019	125	24.9
122 ↓	Mauritania	24.9	2014	108	26.2
122 ↓	Spain	24.9	2019	120	25.3
125 ↑	Malta	24.8	2019	140	22.9
125 ↑	Lebanon	24.8	2011	156
127 ↓	Vanuatu	24.7	2019	74	29.4
128 ↓	Romania	24.5	2019	125	24.9
129 ↓	Azerbaijan	24.2	2005	128	24.3
129 ↓	Fiji	24.2	2019	71	29.7
131 ↑	Poland	24	2018	135	23.5
131 ↓	Seychelles	24	2018	13	39.9
131 ↑	South Korea	24	2016	133	23.6
131 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	24	2020	111	25.8
135 ↑	Netherlands	23.9	2019	138	23
136 ↑	Albania	23.8	2019	143	22.7
137 ↓	Iraq	23.7	2012	133	23.6
138 ↓	Denmark	23.5	2019	135	23.5
138	Kazakhstan	23.5	2018	138	23
140 ↓	Maldives	23.3	2019	121	25.2
140 ↓	Hungary	23.3	2019	137	23.2
140 ↑	Estonia	23.3	2019	146	22.4
143 ↓	Austria	23.2	2019	131	23.9
144 ↓	Guinea	23.1	2018	107	26.4
145	Finland	23	2019	145	22.6
146 ↓	Kiribati	22.9	2019	77	29.2
146 ↓	Macedonia	22.9	2018	132	23.8
146 ↓	Algeria	22.9	2011	96	26.9
149 ↓	Sweden	22.7	2019	140	22.9
150 ↓	Norway	22.4	2019	148	22.2
151 ↓	Belgium	22.3	2019	148	22.2
152 ↓	Croatia	22.2	2019	143	22.7
153 ↓	Iceland	22.1	2017	142	22.8
154 ↓	Moldova	22	2019	150	22
155 ↓	Ukraine	21.8	2020	147	22.3
156 ↓	Czech Republic	21.5	2019	151	21.5
156 ↓	Armenia	21.5	2020	122	25.1
158 ↓	Belarus	20.7	2020	153	21.3
158 ↓	Slovenia	20.7	2019	154	21
160 ↓	United Arab Emirates	20	2018	152	21.4
161 ↓	Slovakia	18.8	2019	155	19.5

Definition of Percent Income Earned By The Top 10 Percent Of Earners

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.