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.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.9% | — |
| 1996 | 9.2% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -56.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +64.0% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +57.4% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +18.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 45% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
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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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.