Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
6.9 Ratio
United Kingdom
Lowest
0.7 Ratio
Albania
Median
1.7 Ratio
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
711
What the numbers show
Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 6.9 Ratio in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0.7 Ratio in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.7 Ratio, and the mean is 2.6 Ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 85.0%).
Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 6.9 Ratio | 2018 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.9 Ratio | 2018 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 5.8 Ratio | 2025 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 4 | Ireland | 5.6 Ratio | 2025 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 5.1 Ratio | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 4.9 Ratio | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 4.9 Ratio | 2025 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 8 | France | 4.8 Ratio | 2025 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 4.5 Ratio | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 4.4 Ratio | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 4.2 Ratio | 2025 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 4.2 Ratio | 2025 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 4 Ratio | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 3.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 3.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 16 | Montenegro | 3.1 Ratio | 2023 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 3.1 Ratio | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 2.4 Ratio | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 2.2 Ratio | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 2.2 Ratio | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 2.1 Ratio | 2025 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 2 Ratio | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 1.7 Ratio | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 1.6 Ratio | 2025 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Latvia | 1.5 Ratio | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 1.5 Ratio | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 1.5 Ratio | 2020 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 1.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 1.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 1.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Portugal | 1.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 1.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1.2 Ratio | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1.2 Ratio | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 1.1 Ratio | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 1.1 Ratio | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 1 Ratio | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 1 Ratio | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 1 Ratio | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 1 Ratio | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 1 Ratio | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 1 Ratio | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Cyprus | 0.9 Ratio | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 0.7 Ratio | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 0.7 Ratio | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 3.6 Ratio
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 3.1 Ratio