Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Romania
Romania: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 24.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Romania, 2006–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Romania stood at 24.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Romania peaked at 30.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 16th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.7% | — |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 25.7% | 27.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 23.5% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.4% | 25.7% | 4 |
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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Romania?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Romania was 24.7% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.