Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Lithuania
Lithuania: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 9.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania stood at 9.1%.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Lithuania peaked at 14.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1988.
Lithuania ranks 85th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Lithuania?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Lithuania was 9.1% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1988.
- How does Lithuania rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Lithuania ranks 85th 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 Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.