Wealth share of the richest 1% by country
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.
Countries reporting
211
Highest
54.9%
South Africa
Lowest
14.0%
Netherlands
Median
27.2%
Years covered
225
1800–2024
Data points
10,553
What the numbers show
Wealth share of the richest 1% is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 54.9% in South Africa; the lowest is 14.0% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.2%, and the mean is 28.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 53.8%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 32.6%).
Wealth share of the richest 1%: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 54.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 49.0% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 3 | Eswatini | 44.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 40.5% | 2024 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 5 | Iraq | 40.4% | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 6 | India | 40.1% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 7 | Namibia | 40.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 39.8% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 39.6% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Brazil | 39.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 11 | Botswana | 39.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Colombia | 39.2% | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 39.0% | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 14 | Yemen | 38.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 38.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 38.5% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 38.4% | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 18 | Bahrain | 38.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 19 | Qatar | 37.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 20 | Oman | 37.3% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Belize | 37.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 22 | Zambia | 36.5% | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 23 | Congo | 36.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 24 | Lebanon | 35.2% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 35.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 26 | United States | 34.8% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 27 | Georgia | 34.6% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 34.5% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 29 | Syria | 34.2% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong | 33.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 33.4% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 33.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 33.3% | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 31.8% | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 35 | Venezuela | 31.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 36 | Turkey | 31.7% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 31.5% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 38 | Uganda | 30.9% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 30.9% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Israel | 30.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Bahamas | 30.7% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 42 | Bolivia | 30.7% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 43 | Honduras | 30.7% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 43 | Suriname | 30.7% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 45 | Jamaica | 30.7% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 46 | Guatemala | 30.6% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 46 | Guyana | 30.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 46 | Paraguay | 30.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 49 | Haiti | 30.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.6% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 30.6% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 51 | Panama | 30.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 53 | China | 30.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 54 | Austria | 30.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 30.2% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 56 | Monaco | 30.1% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 30.1% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 58 | Poland | 29.9% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 59 | Palestine | 29.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 60 | Tanzania | 29.8% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.9% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 62 | Comoros | 28.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 28.8% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 28.7% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 28.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 66 | South Sudan | 28.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 67 | Canada | 28.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 68 | Barbados | 28.6% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 68 | Latvia | 28.6% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 70 | Singapore | 28.4% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 71 | Djibouti | 28.3% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 72 | Lesotho | 28.2% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 28.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 74 | Nigeria | 28.0% | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 75 | Algeria | 27.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 76 | Germany | 27.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 77 | Taiwan | 27.8% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 78 | Jordan | 27.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Cape Verde | 27.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 80 | France | 27.7% | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 80 | Grenada | 27.7% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 27.7% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 83 | Curacao | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 83 | Montserrat | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 86 | Anguilla | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 87 | Aruba | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 88 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 90 | Dominica | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 92 | British Virgin Islands | 27.6% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 93 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 27.5% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 93 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 27.5% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.5% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 97 | Sweden | 27.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 98 | Ghana | 27.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 99 | Micronesia (country) | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 100 | Samoa | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 101 | Palau | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 102 | Tuvalu | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 103 | Greenland | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 103 | Nauru | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 105 | New Caledonia | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 106 | Tonga | 27.2% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 107 | Bermuda | 27.2% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 108 | Philippines | 27.2% | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 108 | French Polynesia | 27.2% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 27.2% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 27.2% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 112 | Malaysia | 27.2% | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 113 | Fiji | 27.2% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 114 | Kiribati | 27.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 27.2% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 27.1% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 26.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 26.8% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 119 | Malawi | 26.6% | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 120 | Morocco | 26.6% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 121 | Somalia | 26.5% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 122 | Laos | 26.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia | 26.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 124 | Czechia | 26.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 125 | Cameroon | 26.1% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 126 | South Korea | 26.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 26.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 128 | Mauritius | 26.0% | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 129 | Kenya | 25.9% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 130 | Burundi | 25.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 131 | Libya | 25.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 25.8% | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 133 | Argentina | 25.8% | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 134 | Madagascar | 25.7% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 135 | Togo | 25.6% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 136 | Iran | 25.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | 25.6% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Chad | 25.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 25.4% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 139 | Cuba | 25.4% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 141 | Cambodia | 25.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 142 | Ecuador | 25.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 142 | Senegal | 25.1% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 25.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 145 | Portugal | 25.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 147 | Vietnam | 24.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 148 | Dominican Republic | 24.9% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 149 | Niger | 24.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 150 | Sudan | 24.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 151 | Mali | 24.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 152 | Kuwait | 24.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 152 | El Salvador | 24.7% | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 154 | Armenia | 24.6% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 155 | Japan | 24.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 156 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.6% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 157 | Nepal | 24.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 158 | Benin | 24.4% | 2024 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 159 | Lithuania | 24.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 160 | Gabon | 24.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 161 | North Korea | 24.3% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 162 | Greece | 24.3% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 163 | Liberia | 24.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 164 | Romania | 24.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 165 | Spain | 24.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.1% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 167 | Mongolia | 24.1% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 168 | Myanmar | 24.1% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 170 | Pakistan | 24.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 23.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 172 | Bhutan | 23.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 172 | Macao | 23.9% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 23.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.9% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 176 | Serbia | 23.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 177 | Australia | 23.7% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 178 | East Timor | 23.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 23.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 23.6% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 181 | Eritrea | 23.6% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 182 | Mauritania | 23.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 183 | Norway | 23.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 184 | Maldives | 23.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 185 | Seychelles | 23.3% | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 187 | Moldova | 23.2% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 188 | Slovenia | 23.2% | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 189 | Guinea | 23.2% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 190 | Ukraine | 23.2% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 191 | Azerbaijan | 23.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 22.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 192 | San Marino | 22.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 192 | Guernsey | 22.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 192 | Jersey | 22.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 196 | Andorra | 22.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 196 | Isle of Man | 22.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 198 | Brunei | 22.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 199 | New Zealand | 22.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 200 | Montenegro | 22.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | Croatia | 22.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 202 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 203 | Albania | 22.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 204 | Belarus | 22.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 205 | Italy | 22.0% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 206 | North Macedonia | 21.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 208 | Indonesia | 21.3% | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 209 | United Kingdom | 21.3% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 210 | Denmark | 20.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 211 | Iceland | 19.2% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 212 | Finland | 18.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 213 | Slovakia | 17.2% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 214 | Belgium | 15.5% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 215 | Netherlands | 14.0% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.