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Income share held by lowest 20%

Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Country Year Value
Argentina 2008 4.00
Argentina 2009 4.10
Argentina 2010 4.10
Argentina 2011 4.80
Argentina 2012 5.00
Argentina 2013 5.00
Argentina 2014 5.00
Armenia 2008 9.10
Armenia 2009 9.40
Armenia 2010 9.10
Armenia 2011 9.00
Armenia 2012 9.00
Armenia 2013 8.60
Armenia 2014 8.40
Austria 2008 8.00
Austria 2009 7.70
Austria 2010 8.00
Austria 2011 7.80
Austria 2012 7.80
Austria 2013 8.10
Austria 2014 8.00
Belgium 2008 8.70
Belgium 2009 8.50
Belgium 2010 8.60
Belgium 2011 8.60
Belgium 2012 8.70
Belgium 2013 8.60
Belgium 2014 8.60
Bulgaria 2008 6.90
Bulgaria 2009 6.80
Bulgaria 2010 6.30
Bulgaria 2011 6.40
Bulgaria 2012 6.20
Bulgaria 2013 5.70
Bulgaria 2014 6.00
Belarus 2008 9.00
Belarus 2009 9.10
Belarus 2010 8.80
Belarus 2011 9.20
Belarus 2012 9.50
Belarus 2013 9.50
Belarus 2014 9.30
Bolivia 2008 3.20
Bolivia 2009 3.20
Bolivia 2010 0.00
Bolivia 2011 3.80
Bolivia 2012 3.40
Bolivia 2013 3.60
Bolivia 2014 3.80
Brazil 2008 3.20
Brazil 2009 3.20
Brazil 2010 0.00
Brazil 2011 3.30
Brazil 2012 3.30
Brazil 2013 3.50
Brazil 2014 3.60
Switzerland 2008 7.50
Switzerland 2009 7.80
Switzerland 2010 7.80
Switzerland 2011 7.90
Switzerland 2012 8.10
Switzerland 2013 7.90
Switzerland 2014 7.80
China 2008 5.20
China 2009 0.00
China 2010 5.10
China 2011 5.40
China 2012 5.30
China 2013 6.20
China 2014 6.20
Colombia 2008 3.00
Colombia 2009 3.30
Colombia 2010 3.30
Colombia 2011 3.50
Colombia 2012 3.50
Colombia 2013 3.50
Colombia 2014 3.50
Costa Rica 2008 4.30
Costa Rica 2009 4.00
Costa Rica 2010 4.40
Costa Rica 2011 4.20
Costa Rica 2012 4.20
Costa Rica 2013 4.10
Costa Rica 2014 4.20
Cyprus 2008 8.60
Cyprus 2009 8.50
Cyprus 2010 8.60
Cyprus 2011 8.40
Cyprus 2012 8.00
Cyprus 2013 7.70
Cyprus 2014 7.60
Czech Republic 2008 9.80
Czech Republic 2009 9.60
Czech Republic 2010 9.40
Czech Republic 2011 9.30
Czech Republic 2012 9.60
Czech Republic 2013 9.40
Czech Republic 2014 9.70
Germany 2008 8.40
Germany 2009 8.30
Germany 2010 8.40
Germany 2011 8.50
Germany 2012 0.00
Germany 2013 8.20
Germany 2014 0.00
Denmark 2008 9.80
Denmark 2009 9.20
Denmark 2010 9.30
Denmark 2011 9.40
Denmark 2012 9.30
Denmark 2013 9.10
Denmark 2014 9.10
Dominican Republic 2008 4.60
Dominican Republic 2009 4.50
Dominican Republic 2010 4.60
Dominican Republic 2011 4.70
Dominican Republic 2012 4.90
Dominican Republic 2013 4.80
Dominican Republic 2014 5.10
Ecuador 2008 3.80
Ecuador 2009 4.10
Ecuador 2010 4.20
Ecuador 2011 4.40
Ecuador 2012 4.30
Ecuador 2013 4.50
Ecuador 2014 4.80
Spain 2008 6.60
Spain 2009 6.30
Spain 2010 6.30
Spain 2011 6.00
Spain 2012 6.10
Spain 2013 5.70
Spain 2014 5.70
Estonia 2008 7.80
Estonia 2009 7.70
Estonia 2010 7.20
Estonia 2011 7.30
Estonia 2012 7.30
Estonia 2013 6.80
Estonia 2014 7.00
Finland 2008 9.30
Finland 2009 9.30
Finland 2010 9.20
Finland 2011 9.30
Finland 2012 9.40
Finland 2013 9.30
Finland 2014 9.40
France 2008 7.90
France 2009 7.70
France 2010 7.70
France 2011 7.80
France 2012 7.80
France 2013 8.00
France 2014 8.00
United Kingdom 2008 7.20
United Kingdom 2009 7.20
United Kingdom 2010 7.30
United Kingdom 2011 7.40
United Kingdom 2012 7.60
United Kingdom 2013 7.40
United Kingdom 2014 7.30
Georgia 2008 6.10
Georgia 2009 6.10
Georgia 2010 5.70
Georgia 2011 5.60
Georgia 2012 5.90
Georgia 2013 6.10
Georgia 2014 6.40
Greece 2008 7.10
Greece 2009 7.00
Greece 2010 6.70
Greece 2011 6.10
Greece 2012 5.80
Greece 2013 5.90
Greece 2014 5.90
Honduras 2008 2.70
Honduras 2009 3.30
Honduras 2010 3.10
Honduras 2011 2.70
Honduras 2012 2.80
Honduras 2013 3.20
Honduras 2014 3.60
Croatia 2008 0.00
Croatia 2009 6.90
Croatia 2010 6.90
Croatia 2011 6.90
Croatia 2012 6.90
Croatia 2013 7.10
Croatia 2014 7.10
Hungary 2008 8.80
Hungary 2009 8.80
Hungary 2010 8.20
Hungary 2011 8.10
Hungary 2012 7.60
Hungary 2013 7.50
Hungary 2014 7.60
Indonesia 2008 7.50
Indonesia 2009 7.70
Indonesia 2010 7.20
Indonesia 2011 6.80
Indonesia 2012 6.80
Indonesia 2013 6.80
Indonesia 2014 6.90
Ireland 2008 8.20
Ireland 2009 7.70
Ireland 2010 7.60
Ireland 2011 7.40
Ireland 2012 7.50
Ireland 2013 7.30
Ireland 2014 7.90
Iceland 2008 8.60
Iceland 2009 9.10
Iceland 2010 9.50
Iceland 2011 9.30
Iceland 2012 9.30
Iceland 2013 9.90
Iceland 2014 9.40
Italy 2008 6.90
Italy 2009 6.70
Italy 2010 6.40
Italy 2011 6.40
Italy 2012 6.30
Italy 2013 6.20
Italy 2014 6.20
Kazakhstan 2008 9.50
Kazakhstan 2009 9.40
Kazakhstan 2010 9.50
Kazakhstan 2011 9.50
Kazakhstan 2012 9.40
Kazakhstan 2013 9.80
Kazakhstan 2014 9.90
Kyrgyz Republic 2008 8.40
Kyrgyz Republic 2009 9.10
Kyrgyz Republic 2010 8.70
Kyrgyz Republic 2011 9.70
Kyrgyz Republic 2012 9.60
Kyrgyz Republic 2013 9.30
Kyrgyz Republic 2014 10.00
Lithuania 2008 6.60
Lithuania 2009 5.70
Lithuania 2010 6.50
Lithuania 2011 7.10
Lithuania 2012 6.50
Lithuania 2013 6.70
Lithuania 2014 6.00
Luxembourg 2008 7.80
Luxembourg 2009 8.00
Luxembourg 2010 8.20
Luxembourg 2011 7.80
Luxembourg 2012 7.30
Luxembourg 2013 7.60
Luxembourg 2014 7.90
Latvia 2008 6.10
Latvia 2009 5.90
Latvia 2010 6.20
Latvia 2011 6.40
Latvia 2012 6.50
Latvia 2013 6.50
Latvia 2014 6.60
Moldova 2008 7.30
Moldova 2009 7.60
Moldova 2010 8.10
Moldova 2011 8.50
Moldova 2012 9.00
Moldova 2013 9.10
Moldova 2014 9.70
North Macedonia 2008 0.00
North Macedonia 2009 4.10
North Macedonia 2010 3.70
North Macedonia 2011 4.40
North Macedonia 2012 4.90
North Macedonia 2013 5.60
North Macedonia 2014 5.80
Malta 2008 8.50
Malta 2009 8.20
Malta 2010 8.40
Malta 2011 8.50
Malta 2012 8.40
Malta 2013 8.60
Malta 2014 8.60
Netherlands 2008 8.70
Netherlands 2009 9.00
Netherlands 2010 9.00
Netherlands 2011 9.10
Netherlands 2012 9.10
Netherlands 2013 8.90
Netherlands 2014 8.80
Norway 2008 9.10
Norway 2009 9.40
Norway 2010 9.50
Norway 2011 9.50
Norway 2012 9.40
Norway 2013 9.30
Norway 2014 9.10
Panama 2008 3.20
Panama 2009 3.50
Panama 2010 3.30
Panama 2011 3.40
Panama 2012 3.20
Panama 2013 3.30
Panama 2014 3.40
Peru 2008 3.80
Peru 2009 4.00
Peru 2010 4.30
Peru 2011 4.40
Peru 2012 4.40
Peru 2013 4.50
Peru 2014 4.70
Poland 2008 7.30
Poland 2009 7.30
Poland 2010 7.30
Poland 2011 7.30
Poland 2012 7.20
Poland 2013 7.20
Poland 2014 7.20
Portugal 2008 6.90
Portugal 2009 7.20
Portugal 2010 7.00
Portugal 2011 6.80
Portugal 2012 6.40
Portugal 2013 6.20
Portugal 2014 6.50
Paraguay 2008 4.10
Paraguay 2009 4.00
Paraguay 2010 3.80
Paraguay 2011 3.50
Paraguay 2012 4.20
Paraguay 2013 4.40
Paraguay 2014 4.00
Romania 2008 5.80
Romania 2009 6.00
Romania 2010 5.70
Romania 2011 5.50
Romania 2012 5.30
Romania 2013 5.00
Romania 2014 4.90
Russian Federation 2008 6.10
Russian Federation 2009 6.40
Russian Federation 2010 6.40
Russian Federation 2011 6.50
Russian Federation 2012 6.30
Russian Federation 2013 6.40
Russian Federation 2014 6.60
El Salvador 2008 4.60
El Salvador 2009 4.90
El Salvador 2010 5.10
El Salvador 2011 5.60
El Salvador 2012 5.70
El Salvador 2013 5.50
El Salvador 2014 5.80
Slovak Republic 2008 9.20
Slovak Republic 2009 8.60
Slovak Republic 2010 8.50
Slovak Republic 2011 8.70
Slovak Republic 2012 8.60
Slovak Republic 2013 8.30
Slovak Republic 2014 8.40
Slovenia 2008 10.20
Slovenia 2009 9.80
Slovenia 2010 9.70
Slovenia 2011 9.70
Slovenia 2012 9.40
Slovenia 2013 9.20
Slovenia 2014 9.40
Sweden 2008 8.60
Sweden 2009 8.60
Sweden 2010 8.60
Sweden 2011 8.50
Sweden 2012 8.50
Sweden 2013 8.10
Sweden 2014 8.40
Thailand 2008 6.40
Thailand 2009 6.50
Thailand 2010 6.60
Thailand 2011 7.20
Thailand 2012 6.60
Thailand 2013 6.90
Thailand 2014 7.10
Turkey 2008 5.70
Turkey 2009 5.90
Turkey 2010 5.90
Turkey 2011 5.80
Turkey 2012 5.80
Turkey 2013 5.80
Turkey 2014 5.80
Ukraine 2008 9.60
Ukraine 2009 10.00
Ukraine 2010 10.20
Ukraine 2011 10.20
Ukraine 2012 10.20
Ukraine 2013 10.30
Ukraine 2014 10.50
Uruguay 2008 5.00
Uruguay 2009 4.80
Uruguay 2010 5.00
Uruguay 2011 5.40
Uruguay 2012 5.60
Uruguay 2013 5.50
Uruguay 2014 5.60
Kosovo 2008 0.00
Kosovo 2009 8.00
Kosovo 2010 7.80
Kosovo 2011 9.00
Kosovo 2012 8.80
Kosovo 2013 9.70
Kosovo 2014 9.10
  • Worldbank Indicators: SI.DST.FRST.20
  • World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).