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Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Romania

The richest fifth of people in Romania received 4.37 times as much income as the poorest fifth in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2007.

Measure: Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) Unit: Ratio Data: 2007 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2025 4.37 Ratio
Change from 2024 −5.4% 2024: 4.62 times
European Union, 2025 4.62 times Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 4.60 times Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 20th of 31 See the full ranking

Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) in Romania over time

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Ratio. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) (ratio), 2007 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 4.37 times 4.62 times
2024 4.62 times 4.66 times
2023 5.83 times 4.72 times
2022 6.00 times 4.74 times
2021 7.10 times 4.98 times
2020 6.62 times 4.89 times
2019 7.08 times 4.99 times
2018 7.21 times 5.05 timese (estimated)
2017 6.45 times 5.03 timese (estimated)
2016 7.20 times 5.16 timese (estimated)
2015 8.32 times 5.22 timese (estimated)
2014 7.24 times 5.22 timese (estimated)
2013 6.83 times 5.05 times
2012 6.60 times 4.98 times
2011 6.24 times 4.99 times
2010 6.11 times 4.89 times
2009 6.53 times –
2008 7.00 times –
2007 8.11 timesb (break in time series) –

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −5.4% from 4.62 times in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.32 times, the figure has changed by −47.5%.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.62 times.

More for Romania

All statistics for Romania
Income inequality (Gini) 27.3 (0 to 100) 2025 · Eurostat At-risk-of-poverty rate 18.4% 2025 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 27.4% 2025 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 16.8% 2025 · Eurostat Gini index 29.8 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 21.8% 2023 · World Bank

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Eurostat
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_di11 · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A age=TOTAL sex=T unit=RAT
Observation period
2007 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
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Source: Eurostat