Income share held by highest 20% in Ireland was reported at 38.9 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ireland - Income share held by highest 20% - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Ireland IE: Income Share Held by Highest 20% data was reported at 40.200 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 40.100 % for 2014. Ireland IE: Income Share Held by Highest 20% data is updated yearly, averaging 40.700 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2015, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.800 % in 2005 and a record low of 39.300 % in 2008. Ireland IE: Income Share Held by Highest 20% data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ireland – Table IE.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

In 2025, Luxembourg was the country with the highest gross domestic product per capita in the world. Of the 20 listed countries, 13 are in Europe and five are in Asia, alongside the U.S. and Australia. There are no African or Latin American countries among the top 20. Correlation with high living standards While GDP is a useful indicator for measuring the size or strength of an economy, GDP per capita is much more reflective of living standards. For example, when compared to life expectancy or indices such as the Human Development Index or the World Happiness Report, there is a strong overlap - 14 of the 20 countries on this list are also ranked among the 20 happiest countries in 2024, and all 20 have "very high" HDIs. Misleading metrics? GDP per capita figures, however, can be misleading, and to paint a fuller picture of a country's living standards then one must look at multiple metrics. GDP per capita figures can be skewed by inequalities in wealth distribution, and in countries such as those in the Middle East, a relatively large share of the population lives in poverty while a smaller number live affluent lifestyles.

IE：最高持有 20% 收入份额在12-01-2015达40.200%，相较于12-01-2014的40.100%有所增长。IE：最高持有 20% 收入份额数据按年更新，12-01-2003至12-01-2015期间平均值为40.700%，共13份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2005，达41.800%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2008，为39.300%。CEIC提供的IE：最高持有 20% 收入份额数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的爱尔兰 – 表 IE.世行.WDI：贫困。