Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 33.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hong Kong, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 33.7% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Hong Kong peaked at 34.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1980.
Hong Kong ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.7% | — |
| 1981 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 28.7% | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 29.7% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 33.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 33.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.2%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.8% | 23.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 28.7% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 30.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.1% | 33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0028 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Hong Kong?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Hong Kong was 33.7% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1980.
- How does Hong Kong rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Hong Kong ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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
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.