Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland

Poland: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 15.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.1%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2007
All-time low
4.2%
in 1988
Years of data
63
1924–2022

Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland, 1924–2022

57.51012.515192419732022

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 Poland stood at 15.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland peaked at 15.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1988.

That places Poland 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland, 1924 to 2022.
Year % Change
1924 11.5%
1925 11.4% -0.7%
1926 10.8% -5.1%
1927 10.7% -1.2%
1928 10.6% -0.9%
1929 10.2% -3.7%
1930 10.2% +0.3%
1931 10.3% +1.2%
1935 9.9% -3.9%
1936 10.2% +2.8%
1947 8.9% -12.8%
1955 7.9% -11.5%
1956 7.5% -4.2%
1957 7.6% +0.7%
1958 7.7% +0.9%
1959 7.8% +1.6%
1960 7.6% -3.0%
1961 7.3% -3.3%
1962 7.2% -1.0%
1963 7.0% -3.7%
1964 6.8% -2.9%
1965 6.7% -1.6%
1967 6.2% -7.1%
1970 5.6% -9.2%
1972 5.5% -1.6%
1976 4.7% -15.0%
1978 4.6% -1.9%
1984 4.9% +5.9%
1985 4.3% -12.1%
1986 4.3% -0.7%
1987 4.4% +2.6%
1988 4.2% -3.2%
1989 4.5% +6.4%
1993 8.2% +82.4%
1994 9.7% +18.4%
1995 11.0% +13.0%
1996 9.0% -17.8%
1997 9.8% +8.2%
1998 10.9% +11.4%
1999 10.7% -2.1%
2000 10.4% -2.1%
2001 10.0% -4.1%
2002 10.5% +4.6%
2003 10.2% -2.2%
2004 13.0% +26.7%
2005 13.5% +4.3%
2006 14.2% +5.4%
2007 15.8% +10.7%
2008 14.9% -5.3%
2009 13.6% -8.6%
2010 13.4% -1.5%
2011 13.9% +3.9%
2012 13.9% -0.6%
2013 13.6% -1.7%
2014 14.3% +4.6%
2015 14.9% +4.7%
2016 14.7% -1.5%
2017 14.5% -1.3%
2018 14.7% +1.0%
2019 14.8% +1.2%
2020 14.8% +0.0%
2021 15.0% +1.1%
2022 15.1% +0.9%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 15.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 15.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +82.4% 4.5% 8.2%
2004 +26.7% 10.2% 13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 10.8% 10.2% 11.5% 6
1930s 10.2% 9.9% 10.3% 4
1940s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 1
1950s 7.7% 7.5% 7.9% 5
1960s 7.0% 6.2% 7.6% 7
1970s 5.1% 4.6% 5.6% 4
1980s 4.4% 4.2% 4.9% 6
1990s 9.9% 8.2% 11.0% 7
2000s 12.6% 10.0% 15.8% 10
2010s 14.3% 13.4% 14.9% 10
2020s 15.0% 14.8% 15.1% 3

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 50 Serbia 15.5% compare
  2. 51 Ghana 15.2% compare
  3. 51 Malawi 15.2% compare
  4. 54 Kazakhstan 14.9% compare
  5. 55 El Salvador 14.8% compare
  6. 56 Burkina Faso 14.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland?
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Poland was 15.1% 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1988.
How does Poland rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
Poland ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax)
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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Share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.