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.
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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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.