Household income or consumption by percentage share (%)

Definition Field Listing

Others A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Others

World: lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 28.2% (2008 est.)
European Union: lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 23.9% (2012 est.)
Taiwan: lowest 10%: 6.4%
highest 10%: 40.3% (2010)

A

Afghanistan: lowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 24% (2008)
Albania: lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 29% (2008)
Algeria: lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 26.8% (1995)
American Samoa: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Andorra: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Angola: lowest 10%: 0.6%
highest 10%: 44.7% (2000)
Anguilla: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Antigua and Barbuda: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Argentina: lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 32.3% (2010 est.)
Armenia: lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 25.4% (2008)
Aruba: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Australia: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)
Austria: lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 22% (2011)
Azerbaijan: lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 27.4% (2008)

B

Bahamas, The: lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 22% (2007)
Bahrain: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bangladesh: lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 27% (2010 est.)
Barbados: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Belarus: lowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 21.9% (2008)
Belgium: lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.4% (2006)
Belize: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Benin: lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 29% (2003)
Bermuda: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bhutan: lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 37.6% (2003)
Bolivia: lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 46% (2012 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.3% (2007)
Botswana: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Brazil: lowest 10%: 0.8%
highest 10%: 42.9% (2009 est.)
British Virgin Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Brunei: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bulgaria: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 35.2% (2007)
Burkina Faso: lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 32.2% (2009 est.)
Burma: lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 32.4% (1998)
Burundi: lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 28% (2006)

C

Cabo Verde: lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 40.6% (2001)
Cambodia: lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 37.3% (2007)
Cameroon: lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 35.4% (2001)
Canada: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2000)
Cayman Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Central African Republic: lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 33% (2003)
Chad: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 30.8% (2003)
Chile: lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 42.8% (2009 est.)
China: lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 30%
note: data are for urban households only (2009)
Colombia: lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 44.4% (2010 est.)
Comoros: lowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 55.2% (2004)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 34.7% (2006)
Congo, Republic of the: lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 37.1% (2005)
Cook Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Costa Rica: lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 39.5% (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire: lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 31.8% (2008)
Croatia: lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 27.5% (2008 est.)
Cuba: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Cyprus: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Czech Republic: lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 29.1% NA% (2012 est.)

D

Denmark: lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 28.7% (2007)
Djibouti: lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.9% (2002)
Dominica: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Dominican Republic: lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 36.4% (2010 est.)

E

Ecuador: lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 38.3%
note: data for urban households only (2010 est.)
Egypt: lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 26.6% (2008)
El Salvador: lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 37% (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Eritrea: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Estonia: lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.7% (2004)
Ethiopia: lowest 10%: 4.1%
highest 10%: 25.6% (2005)

F

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas): lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Faroe Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Fiji: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 34.9% (2009 est.)
Finland: lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 24.7% (2007)
France: lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 25.4% (2011)
French Polynesia: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

G

Gabon: lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 32.7% (2005)
Gambia, The: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 36.9% (2003)
Georgia: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 31.3% (2008)
Germany: lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 24% (2000)
Ghana: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 32.8% (2006)
Gibraltar: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Greece: lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 26% (2000 est.)
Greenland: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Grenada: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Guam: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Guatemala: lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 42.4% (2006)
Guernsey: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Guinea: lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2007)
Guinea-Bissau: lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 28% (2002)
Guyana: lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 33.8% (1999)

H

Haiti: lowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 47.7% (2001)
Honduras: lowest 10%: 0.4%
highest 10%: 42.4% (2009 est.)
Hong Kong: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Hungary: lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 22.6% (2009)

I

Iceland: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
India: lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 31.1% (2005)
Indonesia: lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 29.9% (2009)
Iran: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2005)
Iraq: lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 25.7% (2007 est.)
Ireland: lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 27.2% (2000)
Isle of Man: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Israel: lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 24.3% (2008)
Italy: lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 26.8% (2000)

J

Jamaica: lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 35.8% (2004)
Japan: lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 27.5% (2008)
Jersey: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Jordan: lowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.7% (2010 est.)

K

Kazakhstan: lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 23.7% (2011 est.)
Kenya: lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 37.8% (2005)
Kiribati: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Korea, North: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Korea, South: lowest 10%: 6.4%
highest 10%: 37.7% (2011)
Kuwait: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Kyrgyzstan: lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 27.8% (2009 est.)

L

Laos: lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2008)
Latvia: lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.6% (2008)
Lebanon: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Lesotho: lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 39.4% (2003)
Liberia: lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.1% (2007)
Libya: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Liechtenstein: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Lithuania: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 29.1% (2008)
Luxembourg: lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 23.8% (2000)

M

Macau: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Macedonia: lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 34.5% (2009 est.)
Madagascar: lowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 34.7% (2010 est.)
Malawi: lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 31.9% (2004)
Malaysia: lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 34.7% (2009 est.)
Maldives: lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 33.3% (FY09/10)
Mali: lowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 25.8% (2010 est.)
Malta: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Marshall Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Mauritania: lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2000)
Mauritius: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Mexico: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 37.5% (2010)
Micronesia, Federated States of: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Moldova: lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 26% (2010 est.)
Monaco: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Mongolia: lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 28.4% (2008)
Montserrat: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Morocco: lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 33.2% (2007)
Mozambique: lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 36.7% (2008)

N

Namibia: lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 42% (2010)
Nauru: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Nepal: lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2011)
Netherlands: lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 24.5% (2012 est.)
New Caledonia: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
New Zealand: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Nicaragua: lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 41.8% (2005)
Niger: lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 28.5% (2007)
Nigeria: lowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 38.2% (2010 est.)
Niue: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Northern Mariana Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Norway: lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 21% (2008)

O

Oman: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

P

Pakistan: lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 39.3% (FY05/06)
Palau: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Panama: lowest 10%: 1.1%
highest 10%: 40.1% (2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea: lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 40.5% (1996)
Paraguay: lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 41.1% (2010 est.)
Peru: lowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 36.1% (2010 est.)
Philippines: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 33.6% (2009 est.)
Poland: lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 27.1% (2009 est.)
Portugal: lowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 28.4% (1995 est.)
Puerto Rico: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Q

Qatar: lowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 35.9% (2007)

R

Romania: lowest 10%: 14.1%
highest 10%: 7.5% (2012 est.)
Russia: lowest 10%: 5.7%
highest 10%: 42.4% (2011 est.)
Rwanda: lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 43.2% (2011 est.)

S

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Kitts and Nevis: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Lucia: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Samoa: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
San Marino: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Sao Tome and Principe: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saudi Arabia: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Senegal: lowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 30.1% (2005)
Seychelles: lowest 10%: 4.7%
highest 10%: 15.4% (2007)
Sierra Leone: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 33.6% (2003)
Singapore: lowest 10%: 4.4%
highest 10%: 23.2% (2008)
Slovakia: lowest 10%: 4.4%
highest 10%: 22.4% (2009 est.)
Slovenia: lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 19.8% (2011)
Solomon Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Somalia: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
South Africa: lowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 51.7% (2009 est.)
Spain: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 26.6% (2000)
Sri Lanka: lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 39.5% (2009)
Sudan: lowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 26.7% (2009 est.)
Suriname: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Swaziland: lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 40.1% (2010 est.)
Sweden: lowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 22.2% (2000)
Switzerland: lowest 10%: 7.5%
highest 10%: 19% (2007)
Syria: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

T

Tajikistan: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% (2009 est.)
Tanzania: lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2007)
Thailand: lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 31.5% (2009 est.)
Timor-Leste: lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 27% (2007)
Togo: lowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 27.1% (2006)
Tonga: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Trinidad and Tobago: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Tunisia: lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 31.5% (2000)
Turkey: lowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 30.3% (2008)
Turkmenistan: lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 31.7% (1998)
Turks and Caicos Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Tuvalu: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

U

Uganda: lowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 36.1% (2009 est.)
Ukraine: lowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 22.5% (2011 est.)
United Arab Emirates: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
United Kingdom: lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 31.1% (2012)
United States: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 30% (2007 est.)
Uruguay: lowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 34.4% (2010 est.)
Uzbekistan: lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2003)

V

Vanuatu: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Venezuela: lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 32.7% (2006)
Vietnam: lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 30.2% (2008)
Virgin Islands: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

W

Wallis and Futuna: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
West Bank: lowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 28.2% (2009 est.)
Western Sahara: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

X

Y

Yemen: lowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 30.8% (2005)

Z

Zambia: lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 47.4% (2010)
Zimbabwe: lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)