Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Italy
Italy: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 6.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Italy, 2005–2015
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 Italy is 6.1%, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Italy peaked at 6.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2009.
Italy ranks 104th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Italy?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Italy was 6.1% in 2015, 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Italy ranks 104th out of 109 countries with data for 2015.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.