Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Netherlands
Netherlands: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 5.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Netherlands, 1981–2022
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 Netherlands stood at 5.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Netherlands peaked at 6.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1981.
That places Netherlands 106th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Netherlands?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Netherlands was 5.7% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Netherlands ranks 106th 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 Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.