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Australia Highest Income Share Top 10%

Name: Australia Income Share Top 10%
Creator: World Bank
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27.40% in 2008

Income share held by highest 10% · World Bank

The highest income share top 10% in Australia was 27.40% in 2008. The top 5 years were: 2008 (27.40%), 2014 (26.60%), 2010 (26.50%), 2018 (26.20%), 2016 (25.50%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Australia Top 5 Highest Income Share Top 10% Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2008	27.40%
2nd	2014	26.60%
3rd	2010	26.50%
4th	2018	26.20%
5th	2016	25.50%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	25.50%	−0.70pp	34th
2018	26.20%	+0.70pp	41st
2014	26.60%	+0.10pp	43rd
2010	26.50%	−0.90pp	46th
2008	27.40%	+2.50pp	44th
2016	25.50%	−1.10pp	34th
2004	24.90%	+0.20pp	23rd
2003	24.70%	+0.00pp	22nd
2001	24.70%	+0.50pp	9th
1995	24.20%	+0.00pp	12th
1989	24.20%	−0.10pp	6th
1985	24.30%	+1.40pp	6th
1981	22.90%	–	3rd

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