Income share by quintile and top 10%

Name: Income share by quintile and top 10%
Creator: World Bank

World BankPeriod 2012~2021Retrieved 2026-11-09

Shares of total income going to each fifth of the population (quintile) and to the top 10% (World Bank).

2012: 7.3% → 2021: 7.4% (up 0.1 pp). Highest: 2014 (7.5%).

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Income share by quintile and top 10% · 2012~2021 (unit: %)
Year	Quintile 1 (bottom 20%)	Quintile 2	Quintile 3	Quintile 4	Quintile 5 (top 20%)	Top 10%
2012	7.3	13	17.5	23.2	39	23.8
2014	7.5	13.1	17.4	23.1	38.9	23.7
2016	6.5	11.9	16.7	23	41.9	26.4
2017	6.6	11.9	16.8	23.1	41.6	26.1
2018	7	12.1	16.9	23.3	40.7	25.2
2019	7.2	12.3	16.9	23	40.5	25.2
2020	7.5	12.4	16.9	22.9	40.3	25.2
2021	7.4	12.4	16.9	23.1	40.3	25

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Reference (APA 7th)

World Bank. (2026). Income share held by lowest 20%; Income share held by second 20%; Income share held by third 20% 외 – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.DST.FRST.20?locations=KR

Source https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.DST.FRST.20?locations=KR

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