Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania
Romania: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 41.1 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.1
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 113 countries
All-time high
45.26
in 2007
All-time low
25.95
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2022
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania peaked at 45.26 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.95, 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.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.95 | — |
| 1991 | 27.49 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 27.85 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 30.07 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 31.51 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 37.01 | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 38.58 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 36.8 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 36.22 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 35.58 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 38.01 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 41.1 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 40.57 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 41.56 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.36 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 45.26 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 45.08 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.13 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.17 | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 40.25 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 42.14 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 40.93 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 42.69 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 42.42 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.67 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 39.36 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 40.93 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 41.14 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.16 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.1 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.91 | 25.95 | 38.58 | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.99 | 35.58 | 45.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.87 | 38.67 | 42.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.13 | 41.1 | 41.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 42.1 compare
- 67 China (People’s Republic of) 41.78 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 41.2 compare
- 70 Tajikistan 40.72 compare
- 71 Ethiopia 40.47 compare
- 72 Mauritania 39.94 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.71 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,021 (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 revenues vs income inequality 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Romania was 41.1 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.26 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.95 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Romania ranks 69th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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