Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Romania
Romania: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 13.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 13.3% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Romania peaked at 17.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1990.
Romania ranks 55th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +27.6% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Romania's 13.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 9.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Romania?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Romania was 13.3% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Romania ranks 55th 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 Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.