Countries Where the Richest 10% Take the Biggest Share 2022
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Colombia leads in Income share held by richest 10% with 43.50 in 2022.
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Average Income share held by richest 10% in 2022: 34.47 · median: 34.25.
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Gap in 2022: Colombia is 1.5× larger than Argentina.
About This Dataset
Countries Where the Richest 10% Take the Biggest Share 2022
The 20 countries where the richest tenth of the population takes the largest share of national income in 2022. In Colombia the top 10% take 43.5% of all income, ahead of South Africa at 42.1% and Brazil at 40.8%. Figures come from household surveys, so only 73 countries have a comparable measurement for 2022.
Analysis
In the median surveyed country the top 10% take 26.2% of income. Perfect equality would put that share at 10%, so even the most equal countries in this dataset concentrate income several times over. The lowest of the 73 surveyed is Slovakia at 18.2%.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Income share held by richest 10%
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.
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