Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland

Poland: Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations was 15.14 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
15.14
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
53rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
15.77
in 2007
All-time low
4.23
in 1988
Years of data
63
1924–2022

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland, 1924–2022

57.51012.515192419732022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland stood at 15.14.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland peaked at 15.77 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.23, in 1988.

That places Poland 53rd 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 top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland, 1924 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1924 11.46
1925 11.38 -0.7%
1926 10.8 -5.1%
1927 10.67 -1.2%
1928 10.57 -0.9%
1929 10.18 -3.7%
1930 10.21 +0.3%
1931 10.33 +1.2%
1935 9.93 -3.9%
1936 10.21 +2.8%
1947 8.9 -12.8%
1955 7.88 -11.5%
1956 7.55 -4.2%
1957 7.6 +0.7%
1958 7.67 +0.9%
1959 7.79 +1.6%
1960 7.56 -3.0%
1961 7.31 -3.3%
1962 7.24 -1.0%
1963 6.97 -3.7%
1964 6.77 -2.9%
1965 6.66 -1.6%
1967 6.19 -7.1%
1970 5.62 -9.2%
1972 5.53 -1.6%
1976 4.7 -15.0%
1978 4.61 -1.9%
1984 4.88 +5.9%
1985 4.29 -12.1%
1986 4.26 -0.7%
1987 4.37 +2.6%
1988 4.23 -3.2%
1989 4.5 +6.4%
1993 8.21 +82.4%
1994 9.72 +18.4%
1995 10.98 +13.0%
1996 9.03 -17.8%
1997 9.77 +8.2%
1998 10.88 +11.4%
1999 10.65 -2.1%
2000 10.43 -2.1%
2001 10 -4.1%
2002 10.46 +4.6%
2003 10.23 -2.2%
2004 12.96 +26.7%
2005 13.52 +4.3%
2006 14.25 +5.4%
2007 15.77 +10.7%
2008 14.93 -5.3%
2009 13.64 -8.6%
2010 13.43 -1.5%
2011 13.95 +3.9%
2012 13.87 -0.6%
2013 13.63 -1.7%
2014 14.26 +4.6%
2015 14.93 +4.7%
2016 14.7 -1.5%
2017 14.51 -1.3%
2018 14.66 +1.0%
2019 14.84 +1.2%
2020 14.84 +0.0%
2021 15 +1.1%
2022 15.14 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 10.84 10.18 11.46 6
1930s 10.17 9.93 10.33 4
1940s 8.9 8.9 8.9 1
1950s 7.7 7.55 7.88 5
1960s 6.96 6.19 7.56 7
1970s 5.12 4.61 5.62 4
1980s 4.42 4.23 4.88 6
1990s 9.89 8.21 10.98 7
2000s 12.62 10 15.77 10
2010s 14.28 13.43 14.93 10
2020s 14.99 14.84 15.14 3

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 50 Serbia 15.49 compare
  2. 51 Ghana 15.23 compare
  3. 51 Malawi 15.23 compare
  4. 54 Kazakhstan 14.88 compare
  5. 55 El Salvador 14.75 compare
  6. 56 Burkina Faso 14.73 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland?
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Poland was 15.14 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 15.77 in 2007.
What is the lowest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.23 in 1988.
How does Poland rank for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations?
Poland ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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