Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in New Zealand
New Zealand: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 9.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 9.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in New Zealand peaked at 19.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
New Zealand ranks 78th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 7.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 8.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 14.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in New Zealand?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in New Zealand was 9.7% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- New Zealand ranks 78th 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 New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.