Countries Where the Richest 10% Take the Biggest Share 2022

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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.
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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%.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Colombia leads with 44 in 2022.
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Average value in 2022: 34  ·  median: 34.
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Gap in 2022: Colombia is 1.5× larger than Argentina.

Countries Where the Richest 10% Take the Biggest Share 2022

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Top Value
43.50
Colombia
Income share held by richest 10% · 2022
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Period
2022
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Income share held by richest 10% · ranked by 2022

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# Category 2022 Source
🥇 Colombia 43.50
🥈 South Africa 42.10
🥉 Brazil 40.80
4 Mozambique 40.80
5 Zambia 39.10
6 Costa Rica 35.70
7 Turkey 35.20
8 Chile 34.60
9 Mexico 34.40
10 Ecuador 34.30
11 Paraguay 34.20
12 Tajikistan 31.30
13 Kenya 30.90
14 United States 30.90
15 Peru 30.70
16 Uruguay 30.50
17 Bolivia 30.40
18 Bulgaria 30.10
19 Suriname 30.10
20 Argentina 29.80

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