Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in India
India: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 22.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in India, 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 India is 22.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in India peaked at 22.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1982.
India ranks 3rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.2% | 22.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.6% | 22.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in India?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in India was 22.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1982.
- How does India rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- India ranks 3rd 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 India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.