Transitions of income within one year by income decile and decile change by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
19.4%
Slovakia
Lowest
9.1%
Greece
Median
16.2%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
894
What the numbers show
Transitions of income within one year by income decile and decile change is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 19.4% in Slovakia; the lowest is 9.1% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.2%, and the mean is 16.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 54.2%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 29.5%).
Transitions of income within one year by income decile and decile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 19.4% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 2 | Austria | 19.3% | 2025 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 19.0% | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 4 | Latvia | 17.7% | 2025 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 4 | Türkiye | 17.7% | 2025 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 17.7% | 2025 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 17.5% | 2018 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 7 | Sweden | 17.5% | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.5% | 2018 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 17.4% | 2025 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 11 | Belgium | 17.3% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 16.9% | 2025 | up 28.0% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 16.9% | 2025 | up 28.0% | flat |
| 14 | Cyprus | 16.8% | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 15 | Iceland | 16.7% | 2020 | down 21.6% | flat |
| 15 | Switzerland | 16.7% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 17 | Germany | 16.6% | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 18 | France | 16.5% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 16.5% | 2025 | up 54.2% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 16.4% | 2025 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 16.3% | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 21 | Denmark | 16.3% | 2025 | up 21.6% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 16.2% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 16.2% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 16.1% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 16.1% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 16.1% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 15.9% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 15.8% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 15.8% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 15.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 32 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 15.6% | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 15.4% | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 33 | Croatia | 15.4% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 33 | Croatia | 15.4% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 15.2% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 15.2% | 2025 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 38 | Montenegro | 15.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 15.0% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 14.2% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 14.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 14.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 13.9% | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 44 | Portugal | 13.0% | 2025 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 45 | Slovakia | 11.1% | 2025 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 9.1% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.