Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations by country
Countries reporting
113
Highest
44.6
Iraq
Lowest
7.04
Netherlands
Median
14.49
Years covered
205
1820–2024
Data points
3,075
What the numbers show
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 44.6 in Iraq; the lowest is 7.04 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.49, and the mean is 15.37.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 182.3%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 57.4%).
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 44.6 | 2024 | up 182.3% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 35.81 | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 26.96 | 2022 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 4 | Chile | 26.71 | 2022 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 25.75 | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 6 | Mexico | 25.57 | 2022 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 7 | Botswana | 23.28 | 2015 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 23.16 | 2011 | — | rising |
| 9 | India | 23.07 | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique, Republic of | 22.7 | 2022 | down 27.0% | flat |
| 11 | Tunisia | 22.41 | 2021 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 21.69 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 21.42 | 2019 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 14 | Georgia | 21.11 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 21.07 | 2019 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 20.73 | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 20.47 | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 20.32 | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 20 | 2017 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Lebanon | 19.88 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 19.83 | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.71 | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 23 | Chinese Taipei | 19.33 | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 19.31 | 2014 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 19.12 | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | Rwanda | 18.94 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 18.7 | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 18.32 | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 18.2 | 2014 | — | falling |
| 30 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.15 | 2017 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyz Republic | 18.09 | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 32 | Zambia | 18.04 | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 33 | Indonesia | 17.85 | 2018 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 34 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 17.84 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Jordan | 17.83 | 2013 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 36 | Ecuador | 17.41 | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia, Republic of | 17.31 | 2022 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 16.91 | 2016 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 39 | Pakistan | 16.65 | 2018 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 16.62 | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 41 | Mongolia | 16.41 | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 42 | Palestine | 16.24 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 16.15 | 2016 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 16.11 | 2021 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 45 | Gambia, The | 16.02 | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritius | 15.89 | 2017 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 47 | Vietnam | 15.74 | 2018 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 48 | Uruguay | 15.73 | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 49 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.65 | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia, Republic of | 15.49 | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ghana | 15.23 | 2016 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 51 | Malawi | 15.23 | 2019 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 53 | Poland, Republic of | 15.14 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 14.88 | 2018 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 14.75 | 2022 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 14.73 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 57 | Burundi | 14.49 | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 14.46 | 2022 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 59 | Singapore | 14.21 | 2014 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 60 | Niger | 14.13 | 2021 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 61 | Korea | 14.11 | 2022 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 62 | Togo | 14.08 | 2021 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 63 | China, People's Republic of | 14.04 | 2015 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 64 | Madagascar, Republic of | 13.98 | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 65 | Germany | 13.28 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 66 | Cameroon | 13.27 | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 67 | Senegal | 13.07 | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 68 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 13.06 | 2015 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 69 | Malaysia | 13 | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 70 | Ireland | 12.97 | 2022 | up 41.1% | falling |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 12.91 | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 12.84 | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 73 | Denmark | 12.59 | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 12.52 | 2022 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 75 | Spain | 12.47 | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 76 | Nigeria | 12.29 | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.14 | 2021 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 78 | Mali | 12.12 | 2021 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 79 | France | 12.1 | 2022 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 80 | New Zealand | 12.08 | 2022 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 81 | Canada | 12.06 | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 82 | Greece | 11.84 | 2022 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 11.84 | 2022 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 84 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.79 | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.03 | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 11.02 | 2022 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | 11 | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 88 | Malta | 10.94 | 2020 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 89 | Switzerland | 10.58 | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 90 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 10.46 | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 10.37 | 2022 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 92 | Czech Republic | 10.35 | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 93 | Finland | 9.97 | 2022 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 9.97 | 2019 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.86 | 2015 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 96 | Sweden | 9.74 | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 97 | Croatia, Republic of | 9.65 | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 98 | Latvia, Republic of | 9.61 | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 99 | Lithuania, Republic of | 9.53 | 2022 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 100 | Norway | 9.52 | 2022 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 9.29 | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 9.06 | 2017 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 103 | Montenegro | 9.01 | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 104 | Seychelles | 8.78 | 2018 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 105 | Guinea | 8.71 | 2018 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 106 | Belgium | 8.7 | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 107 | Iceland | 8.55 | 2016 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 108 | Cyprus | 8.53 | 2022 | down 30.1% | flat |
| 109 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 8.19 | 2018 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 110 | Slovenia | 8.01 | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 111 | Italy | 7.8 | 2015 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 112 | Slovak Republic | 7.52 | 2022 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 113 | Netherlands | 7.04 | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |