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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Effect of social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20
Unit
Ratio
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 711 data points, 2010–2025
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