Gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania
Romania: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.541 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania stood at 0.541.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania peaked at 0.5679 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3584, in 1990.
That places Romania 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3584 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3723 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3825 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4013 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4174 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4781 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4882 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4751 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4727 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4716 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.493 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5243 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5206 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5318 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5321 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5679 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5625 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5609 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5186 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5272 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5403 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5327 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5469 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5436 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5098 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5186 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5415 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5397 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5397 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5402 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.541 | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.541 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.541 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4217 | 0.3584 | 0.4882 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5237 | 0.4716 | 0.5679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5319 | 0.5098 | 0.5469 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5403 | 0.5397 | 0.541 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania was 0.541 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5679 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3584 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.