Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Cyprus
Cyprus: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 4.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Cyprus, 1990–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 4.0% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cyprus peaked at 9.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2007.
That places Cyprus 109th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 7.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cyprus?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Cyprus was 4.0% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Cyprus ranks 109th 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 Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.