Based on a comparison of 58 countries in 2021, Colombia ranked the highest in income share held by highest 10% with 42.2% followed by Brazil and Panama. On the other end of the scale was Slovakia with 18.8%, Belarus with 20.7% and Slovenia with 20.7%.
Data for more countries are available at Income Share Held by Highest 10% indicator page.
Income Share Held by Highest 10% | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Bolivia | % | ... | 30.6% | 30.8% | 32.6% | 30.3% | 30.4% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | % | ... | 42.5% | 42.0% | 39.5% | 41.6% | 41.0% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | ... | ... | 32.6% | 31.4% | 32.6% | 29.9% | 30.1% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37.3% | ... | 34.5% | ... | ... | ||||||
Colombia | % | 39.7% | 40.3% | 41.8% | 43.7% | 43.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | % | 36.3% | 36.7% | 37.0% | 37.2% | 35.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Ecuador | % | 34.4% | 34.5% | 36.0% | 34.7% | 34.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Honduras | % | 35.3% | 34.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.1% | 28.3% | 27.6% | 27.2% | 26.8% | ... | |||||||||||
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.6% | ... | 35.1% | ... | 34.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||
Panama | % | 37.1% | 38.0% | ... | 39.3% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
Paraguay | % | 35.8% | 35.2% | 33.3% | 33.1% | 34.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Peru | % | 31.6% | 31.1% | 32.9% | 30.5% | 30.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Turkey | % | 32.6% | 33.9% | 33.0% | 34.7% | 35.2% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |