Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
7.8 Ratio
United Kingdom
Lowest
1.1 Ratio
Albania
Median
2.9 Ratio
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
711
What the numbers show
Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio S80/S20 is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 7.8 Ratio in United Kingdom; the lowest is 1.1 Ratio in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.9 Ratio, and the mean is 3.63 Ratio.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 63.9%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 82.0%).
Effect of taxes and social transfers on income quintile share ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 7.8 Ratio | 2018 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.8 Ratio | 2018 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 3 | Lithuania | 7.5 Ratio | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 7.5 Ratio | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 7.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 7.2 Ratio | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 7.1 Ratio | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 8 | France | 5.9 Ratio | 2025 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 5.8 Ratio | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 5.6 Ratio | 2025 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 5.4 Ratio | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 11 | Norway | 5.4 Ratio | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 4.7 Ratio | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 4.5 Ratio | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands | 4.5 Ratio | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 4.4 Ratio | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | Montenegro | 4 Ratio | 2023 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 3.5 Ratio | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 3.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 3.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 3.2 Ratio | 2025 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 2.9 Ratio | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 2.9 Ratio | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 2.9 Ratio | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 2.7 Ratio | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 2.7 Ratio | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 2.4 Ratio | 2025 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovenia | 2.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 2.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 2.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 2.3 Ratio | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 32 | Malta | 2.2 Ratio | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 33 | Iceland | 2 Ratio | 2020 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 34 | Türkiye | 1.8 Ratio | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 1.8 Ratio | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 1.6 Ratio | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 36 | Poland | 1.6 Ratio | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 1.5 Ratio | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 1.5 Ratio | 2025 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 38 | Switzerland | 1.5 Ratio | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 1.4 Ratio | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 1.4 Ratio | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 1.4 Ratio | 2025 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 44 | Greece | 1.1 Ratio | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 44 | Albania | 1.1 Ratio | 2023 | down 62.1% | 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) 4.9 Ratio
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4.4 Ratio