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Income share of the poorest 20%
What this indicator measures
The share of the country's total income received by the 20% of people with the lowest incomes.
How to read this?
A perfectly equal split would give 20%. The closer it is to that, the more equal the society.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
In brief
Income share of the poorest 20%: across 169 countries and territories, values range from 2.8 % (Namibia) to 11.1 % (India), with a world median of 7.1 %. Data: 1992–2025. The top 10% of countries exceed 9.3 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 4.7 %. By continent, the median is highest in Asia (7.9 %) and lowest in South America (5.2 %).
Median by continent
- Asia 7.9 % (37)
- Europe 7.8 % (40)
- Oceania 7.2 % (12)
- Africa 6.9 % (48)
- North America 5.5 % (17)
- South America 5.2 % (12)
Why this indicator matters
This indicator shows what share of the country's wealth goes to the poorest fifth of the population. It lets you see concretely whether the poorest benefit from growth, in a more telling way than an overall index.
What makes this indicator vary
The share of the poorest depends on employment, minimum wages, education and social benefits. It is lower when informal work dominates or when income is concentrated among the better off.
Reading precautions
The figures come from household surveys, whose dates and methods vary from country to country. They do not always cover very high incomes, which can understate the real gaps.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇮🇳 India | 11.1 % | 2023 |
| 2e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 10.8 % | 2005 |
| 3e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 10.3 % | 2020 |
| 4e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 10.2 % | 2023 |
| 5e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 10 % | 2023 |
| 5e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 10 % | 2020 |
| 7e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 9.9 % | 2024 |
| 8e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 9.8 % | 2021 |
| 9e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 9.7 % | 2021 |
| 10e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 9.6 % | 2024 |
| 10e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 9.6 % | 2024 |
| 12e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 9.5 % | 2023 |
| 13e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 9.4 % | 2011 |
| 13e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 9.4 % | 2019 |
| 13e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 9.4 % | 2021 |
| 13e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 9.4 % | 2014 |
| 17e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 9.3 % | 2022 |
| 17e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 9.3 % | 2021 |
| 19e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 9.2 % | 2023 |
| 19e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 9.2 % | 2023 |
| 21e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 9.1 % | 2023 |
| 21e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 9.1 % | 2023 |
| 21e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 9.1 % | 2023 |
| 21e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 9.1 % | 2023 |
| 25e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 8.9 % | 2023 |
| 25e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 8.9 % | 2019 |
| 25e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 8.9 % | 2017 |
| 28e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 8.8 % | 2022 |
| 28e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 8.8 % | 2022 |
| 28e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 8.8 % | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 8.7 % | 2021 |
| 31e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 8.7 % | 2022 |
| 33e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 8.6 % | 2023 |
| 33e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 8.6 % | 2023 |
| 35e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 8.5 % | 2018 |
| 36e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 8.4 % | 2020 |
| 36e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 8.4 % | 2019 |
| 38e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 8.3 % | 2023 |
| 38e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 8.3 % | 2021 |
| 38e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 8.3 % | 2025 |
| 41e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 8.2 % | 2018 |
| 41e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 8.2 % | 2021 |
| 41e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 8.2 % | 2010 |
| 41e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 8.2 % | 2022 |
| 41e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 8.2 % | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 8 % | 2012 |
| 47e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 7.9 % | 2021 |
| 47e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 7.9 % | 2017 |
| 47e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 7.9 % | 2024 |
| 47e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 7.9 % | 2018 |
| 47e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 7.9 % | 2023 |
| 47e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 7.9 % | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 7.8 % | 2023 |
| 53e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 7.8 % | 2019 |
| 53e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 7.8 % | 2014 |
| 56e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 7.7 % | 2023 |
| 56e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 7.7 % | 2022 |
| 56e | 🇫🇷 France | 7.7 % | 2023 |
| 56e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 7.7 % | 2023 |
| 56e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 7.7 % | 2021 |
| 61e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 7.6 % | 2021 |
| 61e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 7.6 % | 2023 |
| 61e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 7.6 % | 2021 |
| 61e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 7.6 % | 2021 |
| 61e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 7.6 % | 2021 |
| 61e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 7.6 % | 2023 |
| 61e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 7.6 % | 2019 |
| 68e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 7.5 % | 2022 |
| 69e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 7.4 % | 2021 |
| 69e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 7.4 % | 2019 |
| 69e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 7.4 % | 2023 |
| 69e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 7.4 % | 2023 |
| 73e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 7.3 % | 2021 |
| 73e | 🇨🇳 China | 7.3 % | 2022 |
| 73e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 7.3 % | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 7.3 % | 2021 |
| 73e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 7.3 % | 2014 |
| 78e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 7.2 % | 2020 |
| 78e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 7.2 % | 2023 |
| 78e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 7.2 % | 2016 |
| 78e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 7.2 % | 2023 |
| 78e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 7.2 % | 2021 |
| 78e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 7.2 % | 2019 |
| 78e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 7.2 % | 2017 |
| 85e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 7.1 % | 2020 |
| 85e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 7.1 % | 2022 |
| 85e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 7.1 % | 2023 |
| 85e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 7.1 % | 2018 |
| 85e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 7.1 % | 2024 |
| 90e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 7 % | 2023 |
| 90e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 7 % | 2019 |
| 90e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 7 % | 2023 |
| 90e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 7 % | 2012 |
| 90e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 7 % | 2025 |
| 95e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 6.9 % | 2016 |
| 95e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 6.9 % | 2022 |
| 95e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 6.9 % | 2023 |
| 95e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 6.9 % | 2023 |
| 95e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 6.9 % | 2022 |
| 95e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 6.9 % | 2018 |
| 101e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 6.8 % | 2020 |
| 101e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 6.8 % | 2022 |
| 101e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 6.8 % | 2021 |
| 101e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 6.8 % | 2022 |
| 101e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 6.8 % | 2013 |
| 106e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 6.7 % | 2013 |
| 107e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 6.6 % | 2020 |
| 107e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 6.6 % | 2023 |
| 107e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 6.6 % | 2010 |
| 107e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 6.6 % | 2023 |
| 111e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 6.5 % | 2023 |
| 111e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 6.5 % | 2023 |
| 111e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 6.5 % | 2017 |
| 114e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 6.4 % | 2022 |
| 114e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 6.4 % | 2017 |
| 116e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 6.2 % | 2021 |
| 117e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 6.1 % | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 6.1 % | 1998 |
| 119e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 6 % | 2023 |
| 119e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 6 % | 2017 |
| 121e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 5.9 % | 2021 |
| 121e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 5.9 % | 2022 |
| 123e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 5.8 % | 2018 |
| 123e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.8 % | 2024 |
| 123e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 5.8 % | 2019 |
| 126e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 5.7 % | 2015 |
| 126e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 5.7 % | 2021 |
| 126e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 5.7 % | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 5.6 % | 2021 |
| 129e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5.6 % | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 5.6 % | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 5.6 % | 2023 |
| 133e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 5.5 % | 2020 |
| 133e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 5.5 % | 2013 |
| 133e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 5.5 % | 2018 |
| 133e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 5.5 % | 2012 |
| 133e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 5.5 % | 2015 |
| 133e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 5.5 % | 1992 |
| 133e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 5.5 % | 2023 |
| 140e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 5.4 % | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 5.4 % | 2021 |
| 140e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 5.4 % | 2017 |
| 143e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 5.3 % | 2024 |
| 144e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 5.2 % | 2022 |
| 145e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 5.1 % | 2024 |
| 145e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 5.1 % | 2014 |
| 145e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 5.1 % | 2009 |
| 145e | 🇺🇸 United States | 5.1 % | 2024 |
| 149e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 4.8 % | 2025 |
| 149e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 4.8 % | 2019 |
| 151e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 4.7 % | 2025 |
| 151e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 4.7 % | 2016 |
| 151e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 4.7 % | 2022 |
| 154e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 4.6 % | 2023 |
| 154e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 4.6 % | 2017 |
| 156e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 4.5 % | 2022 |
| 157e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 4.3 % | 1998 |
| 157e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 4.3 % | 2006 |
| 159e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 4.2 % | 2011 |
| 160e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3.9 % | 2024 |
| 160e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 3.9 % | 2022 |
| 162e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 3.8 % | 2018 |
| 163e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 3.7 % | 2015 |
| 163e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 3.7 % | 2024 |
| 163e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 3.7 % | 2016 |
| 163e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 3.7 % | 2022 |
| 167e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 3.6 % | 2024 |
| 168e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 3.2 % | 2024 |
| 169e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 2.8 % | 2015 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Income share of the poorest 20%"?
The highest value is in India, at 11.1 % (2023).
Which country has the lowest value for "Income share of the poorest 20%"?
The lowest value is in Namibia, at 2.8 % (2015).
What is the world median value of "Income share of the poorest 20%"?
The world median is 7.1 %, calculated across 169 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Income share of the poorest 20%" for France?
France scores 7.7 % (2023), ranking 56 out of 169 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Income share of the poorest 20%" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (SI.DST.FRST.20). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What does the income share of the poorest 20% mean?
It is the fraction of the country's total income received by the poorest fifth of the population. If distribution were perfectly equal, this share would be one fifth of the total.
How is it different from the Gini index?
The Gini index sums up inequality across the whole population. This indicator focuses on the poorest and says precisely what share of the wealth goes to them.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (SI.DST.FRST.20). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
Indicators in the same category : Inequality
- Gini indexA number from 0 to 100 that sums up income inequality: 0 if everyone earns the same, 100 if one person earns everything.
- Income share of the richest 10%The share of the country's total income received by the best-off 10% of people.
- Extreme povertyThe share of people living on less than 3 dollars a day (price-adjusted), the international extreme poverty line.