Three metrics of inequality in Romania
Romania: Three metrics of inequality was 54.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Three metrics of inequality in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for three metrics of inequality in Romania is 54.1, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Romania peaked at 56.79 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 35.84, in 1990.
Romania ranks 61st of 113 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.
Three metrics of inequality in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.84 | — |
| 1991 | 37.23 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 38.25 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 40.13 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 41.74 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 47.81 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 48.82 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 47.51 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 47.27 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 47.16 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.3 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 52.43 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 52.06 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.18 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 53.21 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 56.79 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 56.25 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 56.09 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.86 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 52.72 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.03 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 53.27 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 54.69 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 54.36 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.98 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 51.86 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54.15 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 53.97 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.97 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.02 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.1 | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 54.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.06, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Romania's 54.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.7, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.17 | 35.84 | 48.82 | 8 |
| 2000s | 52.37 | 47.16 | 56.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.19 | 50.98 | 54.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.03 | 53.97 | 54.1 | 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 three metrics of inequality in Romania?
- Three metrics of inequality in Romania was 54.1 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.79 in 2007.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.84 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is three metrics of inequality 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 Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.