Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Australia
Australia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 7.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Australia, 1980–2022
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%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Australia stood at 7.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Australia peaked at 8.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1981.
Australia ranks 94th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4864 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8615 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.13 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0026 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4713 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 148.46 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Australia?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Australia was 7.7% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Australia ranks 94th 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 Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.