Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Germany
Germany: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 10.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Germany, 1981–2022
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 Germany stood at 10.2%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Germany peaked at 10.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1995.
Germany ranks 74th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 10.8% compare
- 72 Hungary 10.7% compare
- 73 El Salvador 10.7% compare
- 75 Greece 10.1% compare
- 76 Ethiopia 10.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Germany?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Germany was 10.2% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Germany ranks 74th 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 Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.