Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in India
India: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 23.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in India, 1923–2022
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 India is 23.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in India peaked at 23.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1982.
That places India 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 14.6% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 7 |
| 1930s | 16.5% | 13.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 19.5% | 6 |
| 1950s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 14.4% | 7 |
| 1960s | 13.0% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 7 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 6.3% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.7% | 22.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in India?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in India was 23.1% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1982.
- How does India rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- India ranks 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.