Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Ireland
Ireland: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 9.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Ireland, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 9.2% for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in 2022.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Ireland peaked at 9.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2012.
Ireland ranks 83rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.4% | — |
| 1981 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 81 Mauritania 9.5% compare
- 82 Luxembourg 9.3% compare
- 84 Canada 9.1% compare
- 85 Lithuania 9.1% compare
- 86 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5674 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 74,661 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 66,073 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Ireland?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Ireland was 9.2% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Ireland ranks 83rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.