Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Romania
Romania: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 38.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Romania is 38.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Romania peaked at 41.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1990.
Romania ranks 68th of 109 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.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.2% | — |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.9% | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 36.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 22.2% | 33.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 31.6% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.0% | 38.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 65 Estonia 38.6% compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 38.6% compare
- 67 Mauritania 38.3% compare
- 69 United States 37.4% compare
- 70 Serbia 36.0% compare
- 71 Guinea 35.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 20,304 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 8.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 90,771 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.6591 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.4781 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Romania?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Romania was 38.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Romania ranks 68th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.