Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia
Croatia: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 9.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia, 1967–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia is 9.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia peaked at 10.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1988.
That places Croatia 97th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia was 9.7% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1988.
- How does Croatia rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Croatia ranks 97th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.