Wealth and income percentiles in Romania
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Romania? Model estimates for 15.1 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Romania
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, RON | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | RON 171,000 | USD 35,800 |
| Top 10% | RON 1,010,000 | USD 211,000 |
| Top 5% | RON 1,620,000 | USD 340,000 |
| Top 1% | RON 4,100,000 | USD 860,000 |
| Top 0.1% | RON 15,200,000 | USD 3,180,000 |
| Average (mean) | RON 466,000 | USD 97,700 |
Income thresholds in Romania
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, RON | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | RON 68,900 | USD 14,500 |
| Top 10% | RON 208,000 | USD 43,700 |
| Top 5% | RON 303,000 | USD 63,600 |
| Top 1% | RON 662,000 | USD 139,000 |
| Top 0.1% | RON 2,470,000 | USD 517,000 |
| Average (mean) | RON 110,000 | USD 23,100 |
Romania in a global context
Romania has 0.27% of the world’s adults. About 14.8% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.58% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 11.5% and 0.73%.
The median adult in Romania is in the global top 27.3% by net worth and the global top 26.1% by income. Romania is home to about 0.16% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
The curves for Romania are built from the World Inequality Database’s 127-percentile estimates (2026 update), which combine tax records, surveys and national accounts; where a country has few direct sources, WID fills gaps from similar countries. The score shows how much direct national data stands behind the estimates, from 1 (strong direct national sources) to 5 (mainly imputed). The notes describe the national sources we have reviewed.
| Measure | Score | National data reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 5 | No national net-worth distribution is available; WID’s wealth estimates for this country are largely imputed. |
| Income | 5 | No comparable national income distribution is available; WID’s estimates for this country rely partly on imputation from similar countries. |
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
- ECB Household Finance and Consumption Survey
- WID Codes Dictionary
- World Inequality Lab TN 2026/04: Global Inequality Update
- ECB Household Finance and Consumption Survey
- WID Codes Dictionary
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2026-10-09; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Romania?
About RON 4,100,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about RON 1,010,000.
What is the median income in Romania?
The median adult in Romania has a broad pre-tax economic income of about RON 68,900 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Romania are in the global top 1%?
About 0.58% of adults in Romania are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.73% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Romania is 5/5 for net worth and 5/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.