Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Albania
Albania: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 8.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Albania, 1996–2022
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 1% before and after tax in Albania stood at 8.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Albania peaked at 9.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2005.
Albania ranks 87th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.3% | — |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More economy & growth data for Albania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.9664 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,665 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.9665 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 15.9 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 206,611 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4972 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Albania?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Albania was 8.9% 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 1% before and after tax recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Albania ranks 87th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.