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.
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 6.4% | — |
| 1968 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +52.2% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 9.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 9.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +52.2% | 4.8% | 7.3% |
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
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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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Share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.