Romania - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Romania was 12.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.10 in 2019 and a minimum value of 10.80 in 2006.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2006 10.80
2007 11.40
2008 11.70
2009 11.80
2010 11.80
2011 11.60
2012 11.50
2013 11.40
2014 11.90
2015 11.80
2016 12.10
2017 11.70
2018 11.90
2019 12.10

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Romania was 17.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.90 in 2016 and a minimum value of 16.30 in 2006.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2006 16.30
2007 16.60
2008 16.70
2009 16.90
2010 17.10
2011 17.10
2012 17.10
2013 17.40
2014 17.80
2015 17.70
2016 17.90
2017 17.40
2018 17.30
2019 17.70

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Romania was 24.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.80 in 2016 and a minimum value of 22.80 in 2006.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2006 22.80
2007 23.20
2008 23.50
2009 23.70
2010 24.20
2011 24.60
2012 24.30
2013 24.60
2014 24.70
2015 24.70
2016 24.80
2017 24.70
2018 24.20
2019 24.20

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Romania was 40.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.00 in 2006 and a minimum value of 39.60 in 2016.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2006 45.00
2007 43.30
2008 42.30
2009 41.50
2010 41.10
2011 41.20
2012 41.80
2013 41.60
2014 40.70
2015 40.80
2016 39.60
2017 41.00
2018 41.20
2019 40.40

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Romania was 24.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.00 in 2006 and a minimum value of 23.70 in 2016.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2006 29.00
2007 27.40
2008 26.50
2009 25.70
2010 25.00
2011 24.90
2012 25.50
2013 25.40
2014 24.50
2015 24.80
2016 23.70
2017 24.90
2018 24.90
2019 24.50

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Romania was 1.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.10 in 2009 and a minimum value of 1.50 in 2014.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2006 1.70
2007 1.90
2008 1.90
2009 2.10
2010 1.90
2011 1.80
2012 1.70
2013 1.60
2014 1.50
2015 1.60
2016 1.80
2017 1.60
2018 1.60
2019 1.70

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Romania was 5.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 4.90 in 2014.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
2006 5.00
2007 5.50
2008 5.80
2009 6.00
2010 5.70
2011 5.50
2012 5.30
2013 5.00
2014 4.90
2015 5.10
2016 5.60
2017 5.30
2018 5.40
2019 5.70

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution