EU2734.6% of national income (pre-tax) · 2022
US46.8% of national income (pre-tax) · 2024
China41.8% of national income (pre-tax) · 2015
The latest years differ between areas.
EU27 US China Range of the member states
Range within the EU: 2022: 26.8 (Slovakia) to 45.0 (Bulgaria), median 34.1, 24 member states
All member states (2022)
| Bulgaria | 45.0 |
| Estonia | 42.3 |
| Romania | 41.1 |
| Poland | 37.7 |
| Germany | 37.6 |
| Ireland | 36.9 |
| Lithuania | 36.1 |
| Latvia | 35.7 |
| Portugal | 35.4 |
| Croatia | 34.8 |
| France | 34.4 |
| Spain | 34.2 |
| Luxembourg | 34.0 |
| Greece | 33.5 |
| Hungary | 33.4 |
| Denmark | 33.3 |
| Cyprus | 33.2 |
| Belgium | 32.9 |
| Finland | 32.2 |
| Netherlands | 30.0 |
| Sweden | 29.7 |
| Slovenia | 29.6 |
| Czechia | 29.0 |
| Slovakia | 26.8 |
Values as a table
| Year | EU27 | US | China |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 46.8 | – |
| 2023 | – | 46.8 | – |
| 2022 | 34.6 | 46.9 | – |
| 2021 | 34.6 | 46.1 | – |
| 2020 | 34.4 | 44.6 | – |
| 2019 | 34.5 | 45.7 | – |
| 2018 | 34.6 | 45.8 | – |
| 2017 | 34.5 | 45.5 | – |
| 2016 | 34.5 | 45.4 | – |
| 2015 | 34.8 | 45.5 | 41.8 |
| 2014 | – | 45.6 | 41.7 |
| 2013 | – | 44.9 | 42.5 |
Wealth share of the top 10 %
EU2758.3% of net wealth · 2024
US69.5% of net wealth · 2024
China68.0% of net wealth · 2024
EU27 US China Range of the member states
Range within the EU: 2024: 45.5 (Netherlands) to 68.2 (Sweden), median 58.7, 27 member states
All member states (2024)
| Sweden | 68.2 |
| Estonia | 68.0 |
| Hungary | 67.2 |
| Cyprus | 66.6 |
| Ireland | 66.3 |
| Austria | 61.7 |
| Poland | 61.6 |
| Greece | 60.9 |
| Latvia | 60.6 |
| Portugal | 60.0 |
| France | 59.9 |
| Bulgaria | 59.6 |
| Lithuania | 58.9 |
| Czechia | 58.7 |
| Romania | 58.6 |
| Germany | 58.5 |
| Luxembourg | 58.2 |
| Spain | 57.4 |
| Slovenia | 57.2 |
| Croatia | 57.0 |
| Italy | 56.1 |
| Finland | 55.5 |
| Malta | 54.0 |
| Belgium | 52.6 |
| Denmark | 50.3 |
| Slovakia | 49.4 |
| Netherlands | 45.5 |
Definition
Share of the top 10 % of adults by income in total pre-tax national income, and share of the wealthiest 10 % in total private net wealth.
Caveats
Estimates by the World Inequality Lab combining surveys, tax data and national accounts; highly uncertain for wealth and for China. Pre-tax: redistribution through taxes and benefits is not included. The EU value is an average of member states, not an EU-wide distribution.
- Source
- World Inequality Database, via Our World in Data ·
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- EU value
- Population-weighted mean of the shares in the 27 member states (own calculation), not an EU-wide distribution. In 2022 using the latest available value: Austria 2017, Italy 2015, Malta 2020.
- retrieved
- 25 Oct 2026