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The World Factbook. 2008.

Household income or consumption by percentage share

CountryHousehold income or consumption by percentage share
Afghanistanlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Albanialowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 24.4% (2004)
Algerialowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 26.8% (1995)
American Samoalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Andorralowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Angolalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Anguillalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Antigua and Barbudalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Argentinalowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 35% (January-March 2007)
Armenialowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 41.3% (2004)
Arubalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Australialowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)
Austrialowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 22.5% (2004)
Azerbaijanlowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2001)
Bahamas, Thelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: 27% (2000)
Bahrainlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bangladeshlowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 27.9% (2000 est.)
Barbadoslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Belaruslowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 23.5% (2002)
Belgiumlowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.1% (2000)
Belizelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Beninlowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 29% (2003)
Bermudalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bhutanlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bolivialowest 10%: 0.3%
highest 10%: 47.2% (2002)
Bosnia and Herzegovinalowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 21.4% (2001)
Botswanalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Brazillowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 44.8% (2004)
British Virgin Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bruneilowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Bulgarialowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 25.4% (2005)
Burkina Fasolowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 32.2% (2004)
Burmalowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 32.4% (1998)
Burundilowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 32.8% (1998)
Cambodialowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 34.8% (2004)
Cameroonlowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 35.4% (2001)
Canadalowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2000)
Cape Verdelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Cayman Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Central African Republiclowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 47.7% (1993)
Chadlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Chilelowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 45% (2003)
Chinalowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 34.9% (2004)
Colombialowest 10%: 7.9%
highest 10%: 34.3% (2004)
Comoroslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Congo, Democratic Republic of thelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Congo, Republic of thelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Cook Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Costa Ricalowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 37.4% (2003)
Cote d’Ivoirelowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 34% (2002)
Croatialowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 24.5% (2003 est.)
Cubalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Cypruslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Czech Republiclowest 10%: 4.3%
highest 10%: 22.4% (1996)
Denmarklowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 24% (2000 est.)
Djiboutilowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Dominicalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Dominican Republiclowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 41.1% (2004)
Ecuadorlowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 35%
note: data for urban households only (October 2006)
Egyptlowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2000)
El Salvadorlowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 38.8% (2002)
Equatorial Guinealowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Eritrealowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Estonialowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 27.6% (2003)
Ethiopialowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 25.5% (2000)
European Unionlowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 25.2% (2001 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Faroe Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Fijilowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Finlandlowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 22.6% (2000)
Francelowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2004)
French Polynesialowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Gabonlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Gambia, Thelowest 10%: 1.8%
highest 10%: 37% (1998)
Gaza Striplowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Georgialowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 27% (2005)
Germanylowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 22.1% (2000)
Ghanalowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 30.1% (1999)
Gibraltarlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Greecelowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 26% (2000 est.)
Greenlandlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Grenadalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Guamlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Guatemalalowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 43.4% (2002)
Guernseylowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Guinealowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 41% (2006)
Guinea-Bissaulowest 10%: 0.5%
highest 10%: 42.4% (1991)
Guyanalowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 33.8% (1999)
Haitilowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 47.7% (2001)
Honduraslowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 42.2% (2003)
Hong Konglowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Hungarylowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 22.2% (2002)
Icelandlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Indialowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 31.1% (2004)
Indonesialowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 28.5% (2002)
Iranlowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 33.7% (1998)
Iraqlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Irelandlowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 27.2% (2000)
Isle of Manlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Israellowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 28.3% (2005)
Italylowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 26.8% (2000)
Jamaicalowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 35.8% (2004)
Japanlowest 10%: 4.8%
highest 10%: 21.7% (1993)
Jerseylowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Jordanlowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 30.6% (2003)
Kazakhstanlowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 26.5% (2004 est.)
Kenyalowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 37.2% (2000)
Kiribatilowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Korea, Northlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Korea, Southlowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 25% (2005 est.)
Kuwaitlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Kyrgyzstanlowest 10%: 3.8%
highest 10%: 24.3% (2003)
Laoslowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 28.5% (2002)
Latvialowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 29.1% (2003)
Lebanonlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Lesotholowest 10%: 0.9%
highest 10%: 43.4% (2002 est.)
Liberialowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Libyalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Liechtensteinlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Lithuanialowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 27.7% (2003)
Luxembourglowest 10%: 3.5%
highest 10%: 23.8% (2000)
Macaulowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Macedonialowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2003)
Madagascarlowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 36.6% (2001)
Malawilowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 31.8% (2004)
Malaysialowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 39.2% (2003 est.)
Maldiveslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Malilowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 30.2% (2001)
Maltalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Marshall Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Mauritanialowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2000)
Mauritiuslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Mayottelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Mexicolowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 37% (2006)
Micronesia, Federated States oflowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Moldovalowest 10%: 3.2%
highest 10%: 26.4% (2003)
Monacolowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Mongolialowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 24.6% (2002)
Montserratlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Moroccolowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 30.9% (1999)
Mozambiquelowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 39.4% (2002)
Namibialowest 10%: 0.5%
highest 10%: 64.5% (2003)
Naurulowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Nepallowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 40.6% (2004)
Netherlandslowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 22.9% (1999)
Netherlands Antilleslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
New Caledonialowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
New Zealandlowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA (1991 est.)
Nicaragualowest 10%: 2.2%
highest 10%: 33.8% (2001)
Nigerlowest 10%: 0.8%
highest 10%: 35.4% (1995)
Nigerialowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 33.2% (2003)
Niuelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Northern Mariana Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Norwaylowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 23.4% (2000)
Omanlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Pakistanlowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 26.3% (2002)
Palaulowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Panamalowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 43% (2003)
Papua New Guinealowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 40.5% (1996)
Paraguaylowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 46.1% (2003)
Perulowest 10%: 1.3%
highest 10%: 40.9% (2003)
Philippineslowest 10%: 2.4%
highest 10%: 31.2% (2006)
Polandlowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 27% (2002)
Portugallowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 28.4% (1995 est.)
Puerto Ricolowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Qatarlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Romanialowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 24.4% (2003)
Russialowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 30.4% (September 2007)
Rwandalowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 38.2% (2000)
Saint Helenalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Kitts and Nevislowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Lucialowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Pierre and Miquelonlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadineslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Samoalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
San Marinolowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Sao Tome and Principelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Saudi Arabialowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Senegallowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 33.4% (2001)
Seychelleslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Sierra Leonelowest 10%: 0.5%
highest 10%: 43.6% (1989)
Singaporelowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 32.8% (1998)
Slovakialowest 10%: 3.1%
highest 10%: 20.9% (1996)
Slovenialowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 21.4% (1998)
Solomon Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Somalialowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
South Africalowest 10%: 1.4%
highest 10%: 44.7% (2000)
Spainlowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 26.6% (2000)
Sri Lankalowest 10%: 1.1%
highest 10%: 39.7% (FY03/04)
Sudanlowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Surinamelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Swazilandlowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 40.7% (2001)
Swedenlowest 10%: 3.6%
highest 10%: 22.2% (2000)
Switzerlandlowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 25.9% (2000)
Syrialowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Taiwanlowest 10%: 6.7%
highest 10%: 41.1% (2002 est.)
Tajikistanlowest 10%: 3.3%
highest 10%: 25.6% (2003)
Tanzanialowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 26.9% (2000)
Thailandlowest 10%: 2.7%
highest 10%: 33.4% (2002)
Timor-Lestelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Togolowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Tongalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Trinidad and Tobagolowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Tunisialowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 31.5% (2000)
Turkeylowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 34.1% (2003)
Turkmenistanlowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 31.7% (1998)
Turks and Caicos Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Tuvalulowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Ugandalowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 37.7% (2002)
Ukrainelowest 10%: 3.4%
highest 10%: 25.7% (2006)
United Arab Emirateslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
United Kingdomlowest 10%: 2.1%
highest 10%: 28.5% (1999)
United Stateslowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 30% (2007 est.)
Uruguaylowest 10%: 1.9%
highest 10%: 34% (2003)
Uzbekistanlowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 29.6% (2003)
Vanuatulowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Venezuelalowest 10%: 0.7%
highest 10%: 35.2% (2003)
Vietnamlowest 10%: 2.9%
highest 10%: 28.9% (2004)
Virgin Islandslowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Wallis and Futunalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
West Banklowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Western Saharalowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Worldlowest 10%: 2.5%
highest 10%: 29.8% (2002 est.)
Yemenlowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 25.9% (2003)
Zambialowest 10%: 1.2%
highest 10%: 38.8% (2004)
Zimbabwelowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 40.4% (1995)