Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania
Albania: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 9.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania, 1996–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania stood at 9.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania peaked at 9.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1996.
That places Albania 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.1% | — |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 9.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Albania's 9.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 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 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,170 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 -0.5922 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania was 9.3% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1996.
- How does Albania rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Albania ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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 Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.