Wealth share of the richest 1% in Germany
Germany: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Germany, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 27.9% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Germany peaked at 54.0% in 1850 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1969.
That places Germany 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
| 1850s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 1 |
| 1890s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 51.4% | 4 |
| 1900s | 52.0% | 51.5% | 52.4% | 4 |
| 1910s | 50.7% | 49.8% | 51.6% | 3 |
| 1920s | 38.8% | 37.5% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 1930s | 36.0% | 32.6% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 1940s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 21.8% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 3 |
| 1960s | 24.1% | 21.5% | 25.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 25.5% | 23.0% | 26.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 22.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 21.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 26.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 27.5% | 28.0% | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.25 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Germany?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Germany was 27.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1850.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1969.
- How does Germany rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Germany ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.