Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 9.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lithuania, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 9.5% for income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in 2022.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lithuania peaked at 15.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1988.
That places Lithuania 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.5% | — |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +107.8% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 9.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 9.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +107.8% | 4.5% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lithuania?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Lithuania was 9.5% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1988.
- How does Lithuania rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Lithuania ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.