EU 4.73
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Germany: Income Inequality (Rich-Poor Gap)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
4.68 Ratio
EU 4.73 · -0.1 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the ratio between the total equivalised disposable income received by the highest-income 20% of the population and that received by the lowest-income 20%. A ratio of 5 means the top fifth receives five times as much income as the bottom fifth.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Income quintile share ratio S80/S20 ilc_di11
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Regional map
· 2025 · 38 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+17.52
5.50
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2+15.38
5.40
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3+11.11
5.20
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3+11.11
5.20
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3+11.11
5.20
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6+6.84
5.00
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6+6.84
5.00
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8+4.70
4.90
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9+0.43
4.70
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9+0.43
4.70
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9+0.43
4.70
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9+0.43
4.70
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13-1.71
4.60
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13-1.71
4.60
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13-1.71
4.60
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16-3.85
4.50
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16-3.85
4.50
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16-3.85
4.50
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16-3.85
4.50
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16-3.85
4.50
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21-5.98
4.40
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22-8.12
4.30
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23-10.26
4.20
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23-10.26
4.20
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23-10.26
4.20
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26-12.39
4.10
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26-12.39
4.10
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26-12.39
4.10
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29-14.53
4.00
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29-14.53
4.00
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29-14.53
4.00
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29-14.53
4.00
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29-14.53
4.00
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29-14.53
4.00
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35-18.80
3.80
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36-20.94
3.70
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37-27.35
3.40
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38-29.49
3.30
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Germany performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Income quintile share ratio S80/S20, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to recent reversal. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Germany
In Germany, S80/S20 ratio is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 4.68 versus 4.73 in 2025, a gap of 0.05 in the ratio.
Recent trend
In Germany, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 4.87 in 2020 to 4.68 in 2025. The latest step, from 4.49 in 2024 to 4.68 in 2025, reverses the previous direction and shows recent deterioration.
Regional differences in Germany
In Germany, regional values for S80/S20 ratio are relatively close. Across 38 comparable regions, Oberbayern records the highest value (5.5) and Chemnitz the lowest (3.3), a gap of 2.2 in the ratio.
Reading within the topic
In Germany, Income & Purchasing Power shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.