Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Croatia
Croatia: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 31.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Croatia, 1984–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 31.5% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Croatia peaked at 31.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1987.
That places Croatia 82nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 25.3% | — |
| 1985 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 27.7% | 30.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 28.2% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 29.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.0% | 31.5% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 16,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5392 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,614 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4024 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,907 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 10,844 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Croatia?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Croatia was 31.5% 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% before and after tax recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1987.
- How does Croatia rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Croatia ranks 82nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.