Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Greece
Greece: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 10.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Greece, 1980–2022
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 Greece stood at 10.1%.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Greece peaked at 10.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2011.
That places Greece 75th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.4% | — |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +38.4% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +6.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.1× 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 Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +38.4% | 6.7% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Greece?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Greece was 10.1% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Greece ranks 75th 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.