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Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Germany

Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Germany was 4.68 ratio in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, ratio4.68
Change on 2024+4.2%
Rank11th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high5.122014
Series low3.792005

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Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Germany, 2005 to 2025

3.544.555.520052008201120142017202020252005: 3.79 ratio2006: 4.06 ratio2007: 4.93 ratio2008: 4.76 ratio2009: 4.48 ratio2010: 4.49 ratio2011: 4.46 ratio2012: 4.3 ratio2013: 4.6 ratio2014: 5.12 ratio2015: 4.8 ratio2016: 4.62 ratio2017: 4.49 ratio2018: 5.07 ratio2019: 4.89 ratio2020: 4.87 ratio2021: 4.98 ratio2022: 4.38 ratio2023: 4.44 ratio2024: 4.49 ratio2025: 4.68 ratio3.544.555.520052012201920252005: 3.79 ratio2006: 4.06 ratio2007: 4.93 ratio2008: 4.76 ratio2009: 4.48 ratio2010: 4.49 ratio2011: 4.46 ratio2012: 4.3 ratio2013: 4.6 ratio2014: 5.12 ratio2015: 4.8 ratio2016: 4.62 ratio2017: 4.49 ratio2018: 5.07 ratio2019: 4.89 ratio2020: 4.87 ratio2021: 4.98 ratio2022: 4.38 ratio2023: 4.44 ratio2024: 4.49 ratio2025: 4.68 ratio
ratio. Source: Eurostat, Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income, total population (ilc_di11). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-05.
All 21 values
Periodratio
20254.68
20244.49
20234.44
20224.38
20214.98
20204.87 Series break
20194.89
20185.07
20174.49
20164.62
20154.8
20145.12
20134.6
20124.3
20114.46
20104.49
20094.48
20084.76
20074.93
20064.06
20053.79 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Germany4.68
European Union (27)4.62

Germany compared with nearby places

Austria: 4.25 ratioBelgium: 3.25 ratioBulgaria: 6.94 ratioCyprus: 4.6 ratioCzechia: 3.34 ratioGermany: 4.68 ratioDenmark: 4.12 ratioEstonia: 5.07 ratioSpain: 5.24 ratioFinland: 3.93 ratioFrance: 4.74 ratioGreece: 5.17 ratioCroatia: 4.78 ratioHungary: 4.68 ratioIreland: 3.89 ratioItaly: 5.13 ratioLithuania: 6.54 ratioLuxembourg: 4.6 ratioLatvia: 6.68 ratioMalta: 4.49 ratioNetherlands: 3.76 ratioPoland: 3.63 ratioPortugal: 4.86 ratioRomania: 4.37 ratioSweden: 4.58 ratioSlovenia: 3.55 ratioSlovakia: 3.27 ratio
  • Under 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.1
  • 5.1 and over
Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, 2025, ratio. Germany is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Total equivalised disposable income received by the 20% of the population with the highest income divided by the total received by the 20% with the lowest income.

A value of 5 means the top fifth receives five times as much income as the bottom fifth. From the EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). Income refers to the previous calendar year in most countries. Eurostat flags series breaks; they are stored as status break.

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Eurostat. Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income, total population (ilc_di11). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_di11/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income, total population (ilc_di11) (Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, Germany, 2005 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_di11/default/table

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Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income, total population (ilc_di11), Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, Germany, 2005 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 5 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_di11/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/income-quintile-share-ratio-s80-s20/germany. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income, total population (ilc_di11). Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, Germany, 2005 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_di11/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/income-quintile-share-ratio-s80-s20/germany.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income, total population (ilc_di11), Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, Germany, 2005 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_di11/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/income-quintile-share-ratio-s80-s20/germany (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Germany?

Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Germany was 4.68 ratio in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 4.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 for disposable income, total population (ilc_di11). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest income quintile share ratio S80/S20 in Germany?

5.12 ratio in 2014, the highest value since 2005 in this series.

Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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