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.
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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The share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.