Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 36.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Lithuania, 1988–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 36.1% for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Lithuania peaked at 41.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1988.
That places Lithuania 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 24.9% | — |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +44.3% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 36.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 36.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +44.3% | 24.9% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 31.8% | 36.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 32.9% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.0% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 35.9% | 36.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More poverty & inequality data for Lithuania
- 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 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,187 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 -0.5439 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.6 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.6% (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 Lithuania?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Lithuania was 36.1% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1988.
- How does Lithuania rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Lithuania ranks 82nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.