Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 9.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg, 1985–2022
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 Luxembourg stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg peaked at 17.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2019.
That places Luxembourg 82nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.1% | — |
| 1991 | 11.6% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +5.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 9.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 9.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 17.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 8.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Luxembourg was 9.3% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2019.
- How does Luxembourg rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Luxembourg ranks 82nd 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 Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.