Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania
Romania: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 14.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania is 14.46, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania peaked at 18.7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.06, in 1990.
Romania ranks 58th 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.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.06 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 7.06 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.42 | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 9.05 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 12.79 | +41.3% |
| 1998 | 13.47 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 12.4 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 11.76 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 11.18 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 12.87 | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 15.02 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 14.5 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 15.01 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 14.72 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 17.89 | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 18.18 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.7 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.59 | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 14.35 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.16 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 14.88 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 16.72 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 16.69 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.5 | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 13.63 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.93 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 14.46 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 14.46 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.47 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.46 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.53 | 6.06 | 13.47 | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.98 | 11.18 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.89 | 13.5 | 16.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.46 | 14.46 | 14.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 55 El Salvador 14.75 compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 14.73 compare
- 57 Burundi 14.49 compare
- 59 Singapore 14.21 compare
- 60 Niger 14.13 compare
- 61 Republic of Korea 14.11 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,021 (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 revenues vs income inequality 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania was 14.46 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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