Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Greece
Greece: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 11.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Greece, 1967–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.8% for income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Greece peaked at 12.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2011.
Greece ranks 82nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 10.4% | — |
| 1968 | 10.2% | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +25.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 11.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Greece's 11.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +26.9% | 7.8% | 10.0% |
| 2014 | +25.5% | 10.0% | 12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 1970s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.5% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Greece?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Greece was 11.8% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Greece ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.