Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Czechia
Czechia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 7.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Czechia, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Czechia is 7.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Czechia peaked at 11.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1985.
That places Czechia 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.8% | — |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | +54.5% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +25.4% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +135.5% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +1.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 7.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 7.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 88% 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 Czechia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +135.5% | 3.4% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 3.4% | 9.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Czechia?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Czechia was 7.9% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1985.
- How does Czechia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Czechia ranks 91st 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 Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.