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Top 10 countries by income to join the top 1%
Pre-tax income per adult needed to enter the country's top 1%. World Inequality Database data, each country's latest year, 2019–2024, covering 89 countries.
The top 10
1st of 89 · 2023
Luxembourg1,252,561 $ (PPP)/yr
The other end · bottom 5 of 89
- 85thNiger31,265 $ (PPP)/yr
- 86thMozambique30,368 $ (PPP)/yr
- 87thMadagascar29,338 $ (PPP)/yr
- 88thCentral African Republic26,412 $ (PPP)/yr
- 89thBurundi22,997 $ (PPP)/yr
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Common questions
Questions people ask about income to join the top 1%
Which country ranks highest for income to join the top 1%?
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 89 countries at 1,252,561 $ (PPP)/yr (2023 data). Source: World Inequality Database.
Which countries are in the top 10 for income to join the top 1%?
The top 10 are Luxembourg, Taiwan, Türkiye, United States, Ireland, Norway, Chile, Argentina, Germany and Australia — computed from World Inequality Database data, each country's latest year, 2019–2024.
Where does the United States rank in income to join the top 1%?
The United States ranks 4th of 89 countries at 583,746 $ (PPP)/yr (2024 data). Source: World Inequality Database.
What is the median income to join the top 1% worldwide?
Across the 89 countries covered, the median is 216,509 $ (PPP)/yr. Values run from 1,252,561 $ (PPP)/yr (Luxembourg, ranked 1st) to 22,997 $ (PPP)/yr (Burundi, ranked 89th).
Is income to join the top 1% higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 33 European countries is 280,240 $ (PPP)/yr, against 583,746 $ (PPP)/yr in the United States — it is higher in the US. Source: World Inequality Database.
Which country ranks lowest for income to join the top 1%?
Burundi sits at the other end of the list: 22,997 $ (PPP)/yr ranks 89th of 89 (2020 data). Source: World Inequality Database.
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