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Countries With the Fastest Growth in Income share of poorest 10% (5-Year Change)

Change in Income share of poorest 10% over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Bhutan rose the most: by 0.9 pts, from 2.7% of national income to 3.6% of national income in the five years to 2022. Romania is second (+0.8 pts), followed by Seychelles (+0.7 pts). 43 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +0.2 pts.

#1
Bhutan · +0.9 pts
Median
+0.2 pts
Coverage
43 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (points)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Bhutan 0.9; 2. Romania 0.8; 3. Seychelles 0.7; 4. Serbia 0.6; 5. United Arab Emirates 0.5; 6. China 0.5; 7. Korea, Rep. 0.5; 8. Russian Federation 0.5; 9. Belarus 0.4; 10. Costa Rica 0.4.Bhutan0.9Romania0.8Seychelles0.7Serbia0.6United Arab Emirates0.5China0.5Korea, Rep.0.5Russian Federation0.5Belarus0.4Costa Rica0.4
Top 10: 5-year change (points). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Bhutan 0.9; 2. Romania 0.8; 3. Seychelles 0.7; 4. Serbia 0.6; 5. United Arab Emirates 0.5; 6. China 0.5; 7. Korea, Rep. 0.5; 8. Russian Federation 0.5; 9. Belarus 0.4; 10. Costa Rica 0.4.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Growth in Income share of poorest 10% (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (points)
1Bhutan2.73.6+0.9 pts
2Romania1.62.4+0.8 pts
3Seychelles1.92.6+0.7 pts
4Serbia1.92.5+0.6 pts
5United Arab Emirates2.32.8+0.5 pts
6China2.63.1+0.5 pts
7Korea, Rep.2.42.9+0.5 pts
8Russian Federation2.63.1+0.5 pts
9Belarus4.14.5+0.4 pts
10Costa Rica1.41.8+0.4 pts
11Montenegro1.72.1+0.4 pts
12Ecuador1.31.7+0.4 pts
13Italy1.92.3+0.4 pts
14Philippines2.52.9+0.4 pts
15Brazil11.3+0.3 pts
16Kosovo0.81.1+0.3 pts
17Argentina1.61.9+0.3 pts
18Armenia3.74+0.3 pts
19Georgia2.62.9+0.3 pts
20Indonesia3.23.5+0.3 pts
21Luxembourg2.52.8+0.3 pts
22Belgium3.53.7+0.2 pts
23Bulgaria1.92.1+0.2 pts
24Norway3.43.6+0.2 pts
25Bolivia1.71.9+0.2 pts
26Paraguay1.82+0.2 pts
27Albania3.23.4+0.2 pts
28Canada2.72.9+0.2 pts
29Kyrgyz Republic4.14.2+0.1 pts
30Cyprus3.53.6+0.1 pts
31Spain2.12.2+0.1 pts
32Ireland3.63.7+0.1 pts
33Latvia2.52.6+0.1 pts
34Mauritania33.1+0.1 pts
35Netherlands3.53.6+0.1 pts
36Peru1.92+0.1 pts
37Thailand3.33.4+0.1 pts
38Iran, Islamic Rep.2.72.8+0.1 pts
39Kazakhstan4.24.3+0.1 pts
40Poland3.23.3+0.1 pts
41Slovak Republic3.23.3+0.1 pts
42Sweden2.72.8+0.1 pts
43Ukraine4.24.3+0.1 pts

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Source and method

Change in Income share of poorest 10% over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SI.DST.FRST.10. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Income share held by lowest 10%: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.