Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Poland
Poland: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 12.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Poland, 1984–2022
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 Poland stood at 12.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Poland peaked at 13.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1988.
That places Poland 60th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3.5% | — |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +83.2% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 12.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Poland's 12.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +83.2% | 3.2% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Poland?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Poland was 12.8% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1988.
- How does Poland rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Poland ranks 60th 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 Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.