Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita was 13.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
13.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 113 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 1923
All-time low
8.2%
in 1976
Years of data
89
1922–2022
Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Ireland, 1922–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 13.0% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Ireland peaked at 20.5% in 1923 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1976.
Ireland ranks 70th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 89 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 20.3% | — |
| 1923 | 20.5% | +1.2% |
| 1924 | 19.2% | -6.4% |
| 1925 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 1926 | 18.1% | -4.9% |
| 1927 | 17.8% | -1.7% |
| 1929 | 16.6% | -6.8% |
| 1930 | 16.3% | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 16.1% | -4.6% |
| 1933 | 17.1% | +6.3% |
| 1934 | 16.5% | -3.3% |
| 1935 | 15.8% | -4.1% |
| 1936 | 16.6% | +5.2% |
| 1937 | 16.1% | -2.9% |
| 1938 | 15.5% | -3.9% |
| 1939 | 15.8% | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 14.8% | -6.3% |
| 1941 | 14.6% | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 13.9% | -4.6% |
| 1943 | 12.7% | -8.5% |
| 1944 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 1945 | 12.9% | -2.7% |
| 1946 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 12.5% | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 11.8% | -6.0% |
| 1949 | 11.3% | -3.7% |
| 1950 | 10.7% | -5.4% |
| 1951 | 10.3% | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 10.6% | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 9.3% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 8.3% | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18.8% | 16.6% | 20.5% | 7 |
| 1930s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 13.1% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 1960s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 6 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 (constant LCU), per capita 54,360 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 18.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9555 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 125,736 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 13.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8456 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 111,273 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Ireland?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Ireland was 13.0% 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 1% vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1923.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1976.
- How does Ireland rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 70th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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% vs. GDP per capita. 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 before taxes and benefits.