Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania
Albania: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 34.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% 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
Albania recorded 34.7% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania peaked at 35.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1996.
That places Albania 93rd 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 32.5% | — |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 34.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Albania's 34.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 33.0% | 33.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 33.0% | 35.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.4% | 34.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 90 Montenegro 35.0% compare
- 91 Croatia 34.8% compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.7% compare
- 94 France 34.4% compare
- 95 Spain 34.2% compare
- 96 Luxembourg 34.0% compare
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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Albania was 34.7% 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1996.
- How does Albania rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Albania ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.