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 107,000 | USD 24,600 |
| Top 10% | RON 1,020,000 | USD 235,000 |
| Top 5% | RON 1,750,000 | USD 403,000 |
| Top 1% | RON 5,010,000 | USD 1,150,000 |
| Top 0.1% | RON 23,200,000 | USD 5,350,000 |
| Average (mean) | RON 526,000 | USD 121,000 |
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 75,000 | USD 17,300 |
| Top 10% | RON 164,000 | USD 37,900 |
| Top 5% | RON 245,000 | USD 56,400 |
| Top 1% | RON 621,000 | USD 143,000 |
| Top 0.1% | RON 2,160,000 | USD 498,000 |
| Average (mean) | RON 109,000 | USD 25,200 |
Romania in a global context
Romania has 0.27% of the world’s adults. About 19.7% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 0.99% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 8.7% and 0.69%.
The median adult in Romania is in the global top 32.4% by net worth and the global top 23.1% by income. Romania is home to about 0.27% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
Scores run from 1 (strong direct national source coverage) to 5 (mainly modelled).
| Measure | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 5 | No comparable national net-worth distribution has been imported. The wealth level and distribution shape are primarily donor/proxy-based. |
| Income | 5 | No comparable national income distribution has been imported into this model. The level comes from macro data and the distribution shape is borrowed from donor 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 2025-12-31; 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 5,010,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about RON 1,020,000.
What is the median income in Romania?
The median adult in Romania has a broad pre-tax economic income of about RON 75,000 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 0.99% of adults in Romania are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.69% 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.