Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Russia
Russia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 19.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Russia, 1980–2017
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 Russia is 19.8%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Russia peaked at 24.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1980.
Russia ranks 13th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 7.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 20.3% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.4% | 20.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Russia?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Russia was 19.8% in 2017, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1980.
- How does Russia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Russia ranks 13th out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.