Transitions of income within three years by income decile and decile change by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
18.8%
Lithuania
Lowest
10.6%
Greece
Median
15.9%
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
822
What the numbers show
Transitions of income within three years by income decile and decile change is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 18.8% in Lithuania; the lowest is 10.6% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.9%, and the mean is 15.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 37.1%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 35.4%).
Transitions of income within three years by income decile and decile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 18.8% | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 18.8% | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 18.7% | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 18.1% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 18.1% | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 17.8% | 2025 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 7 | Latvia | 17.3% | 2025 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 7 | Latvia | 17.3% | 2025 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 16.9% | 2025 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 9 | Estonia | 16.9% | 2025 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16.7% | 2018 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 16.7% | 2018 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 16.6% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 14 | Malta | 16.5% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 15 | 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 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 16 | Belgium | 16.2% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 17 | Slovenia | 16.1% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 17 | Slovenia | 16.1% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 16.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 19 | Netherlands | 16.0% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 15.9% | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 15.9% | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 21 | Spain | 15.9% | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 21 | Italy | 15.9% | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 25 | France | 15.8% | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 15.4% | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 26 | Iceland | 15.4% | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 15.3% | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 28 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 15.3% | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 30 | Sweden | 15.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 30 | Portugal | 15.2% | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 15.2% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 15.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 34 | Poland | 14.7% | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 14.7% | 2025 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 14.7% | 2025 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 37 | Croatia | 14.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 14.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 39 | Montenegro | 13.3% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 40 | Slovakia | 13.1% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 41 | Slovakia | 12.9% | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 12.8% | 2025 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 12.7% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 44 | Denmark | 12.5% | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 11.3% | 2024 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 46 | Greece | 10.6% | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.