Income share held by the richest 10% in Romania
The richest 10% of people in Romania received 21.8% of total income or consumption in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1992.
Romania, 2023
21.8%
Change from 2022
−0.8percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
24.6%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Romania over time
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Romania
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.8% |
| 2022 | 22.6% |
| 2021 | 24.0% |
| 2020 | 24.2% |
| 2019 | 24.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% |
| 2017 | 24.9% |
| 2016 | 23.7% |
| 2015 | 24.8% |
| 2014 | 24.5% |
| 2013 | 25.4% |
| 2012 | 25.4% |
| 2011 | 24.9% |
| 2010 | 25.0% |
| 2009 | 25.7% |
| 2008 | 26.5% |
| 2007 | 27.4% |
| 2006 | 29.0% |
| 2005 | 23.5% |
| 2004 | 23.5% |
| 2003 | 23.7% |
| 2002 | 23.7% |
| 2001 | 23.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 22.6% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 25.4%, the figure has changed by −3.6 percentage points.
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