Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania
Romania: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 41.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania is 41.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania peaked at 45.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1990.
Romania ranks 69th 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.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.9% | — |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 41.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Romania's 41.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 25.9% | 38.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 35.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 38.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 42.1% compare
- 67 China 41.8% compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 41.2% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 40.7% compare
- 71 Ethiopia 40.5% compare
- 72 Mauritania 39.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- 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 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 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 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Romania was 41.1% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Romania ranks 69th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.