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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.441 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2868 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7318 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.72 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 147.16 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 55.66 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,808 millimeters (2025)
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
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.