Transitions of income within two years by income decile and decile change by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
19.4%
Bulgaria
Lowest
11.4%
Greece
Median
16.2%
Years covered
19
2007–2025
Data points
851
What the numbers show
Transitions of income within two years by income decile and decile change is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 19.4% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 11.4% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.2%, and the mean is 16.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 55.2%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 20.5%).
Transitions of income within two years by income decile and decile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 19.4% | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 18.7% | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 18.6% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 4 | Estonia | 18.3% | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 4 | Estonia | 18.3% | 2025 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 6 | Netherlands | 18.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 6 | Netherlands | 18.0% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 17.7% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.3% | 2018 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 17.3% | 2025 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 17.3% | 2018 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 17.2% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 17.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 17.0% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 15 | France | 16.9% | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 16.8% | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 16.8% | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 18 | Iceland | 16.7% | 2020 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 16.6% | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 16.6% | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 16.3% | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 16.3% | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 16.2% | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 16.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 16.1% | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 25 | Denmark | 16.1% | 2025 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 25 | Türkiye | 16.1% | 2025 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 28 | Malta | 15.9% | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 29 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 15.8% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 15.8% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 15.6% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 15.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Poland | 15.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 15.5% | 2020 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 35 | Slovenia | 15.4% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 35 | Slovenia | 15.4% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 37 | Serbia | 15.2% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 38 | Portugal | 14.5% | 2025 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.2% | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 39 | Croatia | 14.2% | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 14.0% | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 13.7% | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 13.3% | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 44 | Montenegro | 12.8% | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 45 | Slovakia | 12.1% | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 11.4% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.