Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia
Croatia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 34.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia, 1967–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 34.8% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia peaked at 34.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1987.
That places Croatia 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 28.9% | — |
| 1968 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 28.0% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 27.5% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 34.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 34.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.9% | 28.8% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 27.4% | 28.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 26.2% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.0% | 33.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 31.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.7% | 34.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 88 Australia 35.2% compare
- 89 New Zealand 35.0% compare
- 90 Montenegro 35.0% compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.7% compare
- 93 Albania 34.7% compare
- 94 France 34.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Croatia
- 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 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,914 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 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.01 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.0% (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 Croatia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Croatia was 34.8% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1987.
- How does Croatia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Croatia ranks 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.