Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
5.88 % change on previous year
Niger
Lowest
-2.33 % change on previous year
Sudan
Median
0.3127 % change on previous year
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
5,782
What the numbers show
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1), annual growth rate is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 5.88 % change on previous year in Niger; the lowest is -2.33 % change on previous year in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3127 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.4928 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 1,608.6%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 505.7%).
Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 5.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Palestine, State of | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,608.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Liberia | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Togo | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 8 | Uganda | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Nepal | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mozambique | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Benin | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Eritrea | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 570.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 274.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Suriname | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 569.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Bhutan | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Guyana | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 21 | India | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Djibouti | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Rwanda | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 1.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Eswatini | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Armenia | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 0.9901 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 0.9506 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Fiji | 0.9119 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.8929 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 182.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0.8439 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 0.7968 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 0.7937 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Comoros | 0.7859 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 290.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.7782 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 0.7722 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 0.7478 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Morocco | 0.7205 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 42 | China | 0.7021 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Maldives | 0.6897 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6873 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.6716 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 0.6678 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Chinese Taipei | 0.6531 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Namibia | 0.6494 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.6424 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Malta | 0.6414 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0.6399 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Libya | 0.6274 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 53 | French Polynesia | 0.6157 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Cambodia | 0.6033 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Mali | 0.6012 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Pakistan | 0.5976 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Türkiye | 0.5935 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Barbados | 0.5906 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 399.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Viet Nam | 0.5863 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 0.5803 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 489.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 0.5618 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Mongolia | 0.5513 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5397 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 0.5308 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Ireland | 0.5208 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Tonga | 0.5198 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4932 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritius | 0.4698 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Western Sahara | 0.4666 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Macau, China | 0.4615 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 255.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 0.4342 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.4296 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 291.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Korea | 0.4274 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 0.4222 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Lithuania | 0.4127 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Guam | 0.4078 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 393.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 0.4076 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 479.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Gambia | 0.3992 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 0.3839 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0.3815 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 881.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Bahamas | 0.3795 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 299.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 0.3759 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Botswana | 0.3731 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 0.3711 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 0.369 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Honduras | 0.361 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Croatia | 0.3527 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 0.3511 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.335 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Romania | 0.3285 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Hong Kong, China | 0.3231 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 0.3199 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 0.319 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Poland | 0.3149 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Brazil | 0.3106 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Somalia | 0.3096 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Argentina | 0.308 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Malawi | 0.3077 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Paraguay | 0.2994 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 0.299 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | 0.2981 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Samoa | 0.2967 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0.2828 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.2732 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 203.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Israel | 0.273 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 106 | El Salvador | 0.2667 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 0.2616 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 265.7% | volatile |
| 108 | New Zealand | 0.2564 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovakia | 0.2547 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2375 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 250.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Japan | 0.2361 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Chile | 0.2357 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Egypt | 0.2333 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 0.2328 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 0.2296 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 394.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2286 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Greece | 0.2267 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Thailand | 0.2239 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahrain | 0.2089 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 197.1% | volatile |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2056 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 400.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Ukraine | 0.2043 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Hungary | 0.2025 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Denmark | 0.2023 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Nigeria | 0.1988 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 125 | United States of America | 0.1956 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Iceland | 0.1904 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 0.1885 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Belarus | 0.1878 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Portugal | 0.1806 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 0.1795 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Spain | 0.1768 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Slovenia | 0.1707 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Estonia | 0.1698 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1673 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Belize | 0.1556 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 0.1503 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Australia | 0.1502 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1499 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Mexico | 0.1476 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1403 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Czechia | 0.1346 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Sweden | 0.131 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Italy | 0.129 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Norway | 0.128 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Canada | 0.1124 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 284.8% | volatile |
| 146 | France | 0.1011 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Germany | 0.1001 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Cuba | 0.0985 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Puerto Rico | 0.0929 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Netherlands | 0.0809 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 151 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0735 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Switzerland | 0.0718 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Belgium | 0.0708 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Qatar | 0.0654 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Finland | 0.0621 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Jordan | 0.0605 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 207.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 0.0441 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Austria | 0.0441 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Ecuador | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Tunisia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cyprus | -0.0857 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Congo | -0.0929 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 173 | South Africa | -0.1247 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Kuwait | -0.1433 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | -0.1842 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 132.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Vanuatu | -0.2053 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Lebanon | -0.2471 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 505.7% | volatile |
| 178 | New Caledonia | -0.3398 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 505.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Angola | -0.5181 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -0.5693 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.6376 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Lesotho | -0.7634 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | -0.7692 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 327.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Afghanistan | -0.9579 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 185.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Yemen | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Chad | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 344.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Sudan | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 206.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Africa 4.17 % change on previous year
- Chagai 0.13 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 3.19 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.03 % change on previous year
- World: Low income 3.03 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 3 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia 2.62 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia: Lower-middle income 2.56 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income 2.56 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.35 % change on previous year
- Africa: Low income 2.31 % change on previous year
- BRICS 1.62 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 1.58 % change on previous year
- Africa: Lower-middle income 1.56 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 1.5 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 1.42 % change on previous year
- APEC 1.21 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific 1.14 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 1.07 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific 1.03 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Low income 0.9174 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia 0.8969 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income 0.8838 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0.8535 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 0.8285 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia: High income 0.8028 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 0.7722 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia: Upper-middle income 0.76 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income 0.7035 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 0.6993 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia: Lower-middle income 0.6932 % change on previous year
- European Union 27 0.6511 % change on previous year
- ASEAN 0.6378 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: High income 0.5839 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 0.5291 % change on previous year
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income 0.5164 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 0.4768 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income 0.4751 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 0.4673 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0.4566 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labour income distribution (ILO modelled estimates) (Decile 1). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.