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
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Albania, 1996–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.