Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Estonia
Estonia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 15.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Estonia stood at 15.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Estonia peaked at 17.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1988.
Estonia ranks 35th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.9% | — |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +225.6% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 15.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.8× 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 Estonia 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 | +225.6% | 3.9% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.7% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 8.5% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Estonia?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Estonia was 15.7% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Estonia ranks 35th 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 Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.