Threshold income for each decile (before tax) by country
The level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.
Countries reporting
110
Highest
21,880 international-$ in 2025 prices
Norway
Lowest
0.0317 international-$ in 2025 prices
Colombia
Median
1,793 international-$ in 2025 prices
Years covered
205
1820–2024
Data points
3,069
What the numbers show
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 21,880 international-$ in 2025 prices in Norway; the lowest is 0.0317 international-$ in 2025 prices in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,793 international-$ in 2025 prices, and the mean is 3,853 international-$ in 2025 prices.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 2,427.7%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 98.3%).
Threshold income for each decile (before tax): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Norway | 21,880 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 20,708 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2014 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Switzerland | 14,389 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 14,378 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 14,168 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2016 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 13,185 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 11,892 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 11,241 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2017 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Finland | 10,887 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 10,649 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | United States | 9,334 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 9,306 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 8,978 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 16 | France | 8,834 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 8,656 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 8,507 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 8,062 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 7,782 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 7,764 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 7,702 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 7,527 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 7,475 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 6,966 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2015 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 6,742 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 6,708 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 6,487 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 6,349 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Cyprus | 6,331 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 5,950 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 5,898 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 5,786 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 5,721 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 5,539 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 5,302 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2016 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 38 | Mauritius | 5,151 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2017 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Russia | 5,019 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2017 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 4,838 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 4,601 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 4,453 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 4,021 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 83.6% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 3,987 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 45 | Seychelles | 3,727 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Taiwan | 3,725 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2017 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 3,620 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Turkey | 3,065 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 2,944 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 69.0% | falling |
| 50 | Georgia | 2,734 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 2,423 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 52 | Montenegro | 2,108 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 53 | Albania | 2,097 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 2,041 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 1,996 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2013 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 56 | Serbia | 1,923 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 1,857 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2016 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,834 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2015 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 59 | Moldova | 1,752 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 1,523 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 61 | Iran | 1,463 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritania | 1,448 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2019 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 63 | Thailand | 1,424 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 64 | Vietnam | 1,367 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 65 | Pakistan | 1,362 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 66 | Tunisia | 1,362 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 67 | China | 1,317 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2015 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,301 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 1,295 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 70 | India | 1,227 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 71 | Nigeria | 1,205 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 1,193 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2016 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 73 | Botswana | 1,137 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2015 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 74 | Guinea | 1,005 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 75 | Laos | 998.58 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2018 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 971.97 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 951.04 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2019 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 78 | Senegal | 841.32 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 79 | Iraq | 837.09 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 80 | Benin | 789.53 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 81 | Cameroon | 781.18 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 82 | South Africa | 761.65 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2014 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 732.29 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2015 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 686.85 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 656.53 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2016 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 628.74 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2019 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Lebanon | 585.31 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 88 | Cambodia | 575.65 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2014 | — | rising |
| 89 | Mali | 557.98 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine | 535.24 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 91 | Uganda | 520.07 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 92 | Gambia | 517.49 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania | 513.5 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2017 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 94 | Rwanda | 500.74 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 95 | Niger | 499.87 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 478.52 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 97 | Togo | 465.22 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 435.79 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 382.88 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 100 | Madagascar | 303.6 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2021 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 101 | Malawi | 271.09 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2019 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 102 | Mozambique | 184.43 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 103 | Burundi | 137.6 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2020 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 104 | Argentina | 101.92 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 925.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Chile | 21.35 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 2,427.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Brazil | 18.99 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | 3.27 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Mexico | 2.88 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 2.53 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 110 | El Salvador | 2.17 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Peru | 1.7 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 1.14 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Colombia | 0.0317 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2022 | down 98.3% | volatile |
About this data
The level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.