Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland
Poland: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 37.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
37.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 113 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 2008
All-time low
21.8%
in 1988
Years of data
63
1924–2022
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland, 1924–2022
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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland stood at 37.7%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland peaked at 37.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1988.
That places Poland 77th 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 63 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 33.0% | — |
| 1925 | 32.7% | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 32.1% | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 31.8% | -0.8% |
| 1928 | 31.6% | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 31.1% | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 1936 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 1955 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 29.4% | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 29.6% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 29.7% | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 29.9% | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 29.3% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 28.5% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 28.1% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 27.7% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 26.8% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 23.2% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 22.7% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 37.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Poland's 37.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 32.1% | 31.1% | 33.0% | 6 |
| 1930s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 32.3% | 4 |
| 1940s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 29.6% | 29.4% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 1960s | 28.5% | 26.8% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 24.1% | 22.6% | 25.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 26.5% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 33.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 36.6% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More poverty & inequality data for Poland
- 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 1.3 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,895 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 0.6829 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.13 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.1% (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 Poland?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Poland was 37.7% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1988.
- How does Poland rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Poland ranks 77th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.