Wealth share of the richest 1% in Romania
Romania: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Romania, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Romania stood at 24.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Romania peaked at 25.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1980.
That places Romania 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.8% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Romania?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Romania was 24.2% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1980.
- How does Romania rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Romania ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.