Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Switzerland
Switzerland: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 6.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 6.1% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Switzerland peaked at 9.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 103rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Switzerland?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Switzerland was 6.1% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Switzerland ranks 103rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.