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The map shows the indicator: Income share held by highest 20 %. The data are for the different sovereign countries of the world.

Data source: The World Bank. The data correspond to the last date of registration provided by the source.

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Ranking of statistics – Income share held by highest 20 %

The 5 highest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 1981 :

1 - Bhutan - Income share held by highest 20 % was 72.34 % in 2003
2 - South Africa - Income share held by highest 20 % was 71.05 % in 2006
3 - Malawi - Income share held by highest 20 % was 70.27 % in 1997
4 - Botswana - Income share held by highest 20 % was 69.46 % in 2002
5 - Namibia - Income share held by highest 20 % was 69.01 % in 2003

The 5 lowest records for sovereign countries (1 per country) since 1981 :

1 - Azerbaijan - Income share held by highest 20 % was 29.71 % in 2004
2 - Czech Republic - Income share held by highest 20 % was 31.30 % in 1988
3 - Slovakia - Income share held by highest 20 % was 31.36 % in 1992
4 - Hungary - Income share held by highest 20 % was 32.37 % in 1987
5 - Estonia - Income share held by highest 20 % was 32.65 % in 1988

Data table - Income share held by highest 20 %

Ranking	Country	Data	Date of information
1	South Africa	68.94	2011
2	Namibia	66.44	2009
3	Botswana	65.04	2009
4	Haiti	64.29	2012
5	Micronesia	63.97	2000
6	Comoros	61.41	2004
7	Zambia	61.05	2010
8	Central African Republic	60.85	2008
9	Lesotho	58.21	2010
10	Rwanda	57.97	2010
11	Colombia	57.97	2013
12	Belize	57.69	1999
13	Honduras	57.66	2013
14	Brazil	57.39	2013
15	Guatemala	57.23	2011
16	Swaziland	56.73	2009
17	Guinea-Bissau	56.70	2010
18	Chile	56.69	2013
19	Panama	56.23	2013
20	Costa Rica	54.40	2013
21	Kenya	54.12	2005
22	Mexico	54.10	2012
23	Cape Verde	53.27	2007
24	Paraguay	53.24	2013
25	Dominican Republic	53.11	2013
26	Gambia	52.81	2003
27	Ecuador	52.71	2013
28	Malawi	52.37	2010
29	Bolivia	52.23	2013
30	Solomon Islands	52.04	2005
31	Jamaica	51.62	2004
32	Togo	51.61	2011
33	Mozambique	51.42	2008
34	Malaysia	51.38	2009
35	Nicaragua	51.06	2009
36	Venezuela	50.74	2006
37	Benin	50.72	2011
38	Djibouti	50.34	2012
39	Macedonia	50.19	2008
40	El Salvador	49.79	2013
41	Samoa	49.78	2008
42	Fiji	49.73	2008
43	Peru	49.72	2013
44	Philippines	49.64	2012
45	Guyana	49.56	1998
46	Uganda	49.43	2012
47	Cameroon	49.14	2007
48	Papua New Guinea	49.09	2009
49	Côte d'Ivoire	49.01	2008
50	Nigeria	48.99	2009
51	Seychelles	48.97	2006
52	Chad	48.81	2011
53	Gabon	48.68	2005
54	Ghana	48.58	2005
55	Angola	48.54	2008
56	Democratic Republic of the Congo	48.37	2012
57	Saint Lucia	48.34	1995
58	Russia	48.33	2012
59	Morocco	48.04	2007
60	Madagascar	47.96	2010
61	Uruguay	47.48	2013
62	Turkmenistan	47.47	1998
63	Israel	47.40	2010
64	Argentina	47.23	2013
65	China	47.09	2010
66	Burkina Faso	47.06	2009
67	Senegal	46.93	2011
68	Turkey	46.59	2012
69	Sri Lanka	46.49	2012
70	United States	46.44	2013
71	Thailand	46.32	2012
72	Republic of the Congo	46.05	2011
73	Georgia	45.97	2013
74	Bhutan	45.92	2012
75	Trinidad and Tobago	45.90	1992
76	Laos	45.86	2012
77	Tanzania	45.83	2011
78	Vietnam	45.70	2012
79	Tonga	45.15	2009
80	Iran	44.59	2013
81	India	44.22	2011
82	Kiribati	44.21	2006
83	Yemen	44.21	2005
84	Vanuatu	44.17	2010
85	Mauritania	44.04	2008
86	Syria	44.04	2004
87	Mauritius	43.88	2012
88	Indonesia	43.65	2010
89	Maldives	43.50	2009
90	Liberia	43.49	2007
91	Uzbekistan	43.39	2003
92	Portugal	43.17	2012
93	Tunisia	42.92	2010
94	Burundi	42.88	2006
95	Cyprus	42.74	2012
96	Bulgaria	42.70	2012
97	Algeria	42.62	1995
98	Jordan	42.41	2010
99	Latvia	42.39	2012
100	Sierra Leone	42.39	2011
101	Sudan	42.37	2009
102	Greece	42.31	2012
103	Australia	42.16	2010
104	Lithuania	42.02	2012
105	Luxembourg	41.86	2012
106	Spain	41.83	2012
107	Italy	41.68	2012
108	Ethiopia	41.67	2010
109	Mongolia	41.66	2012
110	Guinea	41.50	2012
111	Nepal	41.42	2010
112	Bangladesh	41.35	2010
113	Mali	41.30	2009
114	France	41.23	2012
115	Canada	40.97	2010
116	East Timor	40.94	2007
117	Estonia	40.83	2012
118	Niger	40.80	2011
119	Bosnia and Herzegovina	40.67	2007
120	Poland	40.66	2012
121	Ireland	40.57	2012
122	Montenegro	40.51	2013
123	Egypt	40.32	2008
124	Armenia	40.25	2013
125	Cambodia	40.21	2012
126	United Kingdom	40.07	2012
127	Switzerland	39.81	2012
128	Japan	39.72	2008
129	Pakistan	39.52	2010
130	São Tomé and Príncipe	39.49	2010
131	Tajikistan	39.27	2009
132	Croatia	39.04	2011
133	Germany	38.64	2011
134	Hungary	38.58	2012
135	Iraq	38.51	2012
136	Austria	38.41	2012
137	Serbia	38.20	2010
138	Albania	37.82	2012
139	Moldova	37.78	2013
140	Denmark	37.75	2012
141	Kyrgyzstan	37.32	2012
142	Netherlands	37.07	2012
143	Finland	36.68	2012
144	Belgium	36.41	2012
145	Iceland	36.38	2012
146	Kazakhstan	36.37	2013
147	Romania	36.28	2012
148	Sweden	36.23	2012
149	Czech Republic	36.12	2012
150	Belarus	35.78	2012
151	Norway	35.26	2012
152	Slovenia	35.23	2012
153	Ukraine	35.05	2013
154	Slovakia	34.86	2012
155	Azerbaijan	30.19	2005