Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia
Czechia: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 10.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia stood at 10.3%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia peaked at 13.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1985.
That places Czechia 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.6% | — |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +53.4% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +23.4% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +122.3% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +1.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 10.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 10.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +122.3% | 4.8% | 10.6% |
| 1989 | +53.4% | 2.5% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 4.8% | 11.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 13.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 89 Switzerland 10.6% compare
- 90 Ethiopia 10.5% compare
- 91 Portugal 10.4% compare
- 93 Finland 10.0% compare
- 93 Mauritania 10.0% compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Czechia was 10.3% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1985.
- How does Czechia rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Czechia ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.