Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Romania
Romania: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 12.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Romania, 1993–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Romania stood at 12.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Romania peaked at 17.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2014.
That places Romania 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.8% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 7.7% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1169 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Romania?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Romania was 12.1% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".