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.
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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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.