Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Albania

Albania: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 8.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
87th
of 109 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2015
All-time low
8.1%
in 2005
Years of data
13
1996–2022

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Albania, 1996–2022

02468101996200920221996: 8.3 %2002: 8.3 %2005: 8.1 %2008: 8.4 %2012: 8.4 %2015: 9.4 %2016: 9.4 %2017: 9.2 %2018: 9 %2019: 8.9 %2020: 9 %2021: 9 %2022: 8.9 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Albania recorded 8.9% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Albania peaked at 9.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2005.

Albania ranks 87th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 1
2000s 8.3% 8.1% 8.4% 3
2010s 9.0% 8.4% 9.4% 6
2020s 9.0% 8.9% 9.0% 3

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 84 Canada 9.1% compare
  2. 85 Lithuania 9.1% compare
  3. 86 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
  4. 88 Latvia 8.7% compare
  5. 89 Montenegro 8.5% compare
  6. 90 Croatia 8.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Albania?
Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Albania was 8.9% 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%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2005.
How does Albania rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Albania ranks 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania 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%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
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
109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.