List of countries by share of income of the richest one percent

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This is a list of the world's countries measuring the income of the richest one percent each (before taxes and transfers). The source of the data is the United Nations Development Programme, and refers to the latest available date. [1] Countries unlisted have no data available.

Country% of income of the richest 1%
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 8.2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 9.7
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 15.2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9.1
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 9.3
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 18.0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.8
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 17.5
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.9
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 22.6
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 28.4
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 12.6
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 14.3
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 14.6
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 15.7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13.6
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 30.9
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 15.6
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 23.7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13.9
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 20.4
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 14.1
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 20.4
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8.2
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 11.6
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10.1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 17.1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10.7
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 15.7
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 15.8
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 17.3
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 14.3
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 11.1
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 18.2
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 14.3
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.1
Flag of France.svg  France 11.2
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 10.9
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 13.4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.5
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 13.4
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 12.3
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 19.3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 12.1
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 7.6
Flag of India.svg  India 21.3
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 16.3
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 22.0
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 11.3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8.7
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.4
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 16.1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15.0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 12.2
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 19.9
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 10.9
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 23.4
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 18.9
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 10.4
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 11.9
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 15.0
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 31.1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 14.6
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 9.5
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 11.4
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 10.6
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 13.8
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 9.9
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 8.5
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 14.9
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 30.9
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 21.5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6.2
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8.7
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 11.4
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 15.3
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 7.7
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9.3
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 19.5
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 15.8
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14.0
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10.6
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 29.0
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 15.2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 23.2
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 8.8
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 19.7
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 13.0
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 12.8
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 20.8
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.5
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 14.0
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5.3
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7.7
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 16.9
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19.2
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 14.1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11.9
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 11.2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9.0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 10.6
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 14.7
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 16.2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 20.2
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 13.7
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 10.7
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 23.4
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 16.9
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 22.8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 12.6
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22.5
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 14.0
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 15.7
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 23.1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 17.2

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