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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Effect of taxes and 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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