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

Croatia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 8.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
90th
of 109 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2015
All-time low
3.7%
in 1988
Years of data
31
1984–2022

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Croatia, 1984–2022

02468101984200320221984: 3.8 %1985: 3.9 %1986: 3.9 %1987: 3.7 %1988: 3.7 %1990: 4.4 %1998: 6.6 %1999: 6.6 %2000: 6.4 %2001: 6.8 %2002: 7 %2003: 6.7 %2004: 7.2 %2005: 8 %2006: 8.2 %2007: 8.6 %2008: 8.6 %2009: 7.2 %2010: 7.7 %2011: 8.4 %2012: 8.4 %2013: 9 %2014: 9.2 %2015: 9.7 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 8.9 %2018: 8.7 %2019: 8.5 %2020: 8.3 %2021: 8.4 %2022: 8.4 %

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

Analysis

Croatia recorded 8.4% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Croatia peaked at 9.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1988.

Croatia ranks 90th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Croatia, 1984 to 2022.
Year % Change
1984 3.8%
1985 3.9% +1.0%
1986 3.9% +0.5%
1987 3.7% -4.9%
1988 3.7% -0.5%
1990 4.4% +19.9%
1998 6.6% +49.3%
1999 6.6% +0.9%
2000 6.4% -2.9%
2001 6.8% +5.6%
2002 7.0% +2.2%
2003 6.7% -4.2%
2004 7.2% +8.4%
2005 8.0% +11.4%
2006 8.2% +2.5%
2007 8.6% +4.1%
2008 8.6% +0.0%
2009 7.2% -15.9%
2010 7.7% +6.0%
2011 8.4% +10.2%
2012 8.4% +0.2%
2013 9.0% +6.6%
2014 9.2% +2.4%
2015 9.7% +4.8%
2016 8.6% -10.9%
2017 8.9% +3.6%
2018 8.7% -2.4%
2019 8.5% -2.6%
2020 8.3% -2.6%
2021 8.4% +1.5%
2022 8.4% +0.5%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 8.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 8.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Croatia 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
1998 +49.3% 4.4% 6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.8% 3.7% 3.9% 5
1990s 5.9% 4.4% 6.6% 3
2000s 7.5% 6.4% 8.6% 10
2010s 8.7% 7.7% 9.7% 10
2020s 8.4% 8.3% 8.4% 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 87 Albania 8.9% compare
  2. 88 Latvia 8.7% compare
  3. 89 Montenegro 8.5% compare
  4. 91 Czechia 7.9% compare
  5. 92 North Macedonia 7.8% compare
  6. 93 Norway 7.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Croatia?
Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Croatia was 8.4% 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1988.
How does Croatia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Croatia ranks 90th 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 Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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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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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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.