Wealth share of the richest 1% in Indonesia
Indonesia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 21.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Indonesia, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Indonesia stood at 21.3%.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Indonesia peaked at 27.5% in 1940 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2017.
That places Indonesia 208th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 1910s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1920s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 1950s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 1960s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 19.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.8% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 205 Italy 22.0% compare
- 206 North Macedonia 21.9% compare
- 209 United Kingdom 21.3% compare
- 210 Denmark 20.8% compare
- 211 Iceland 19.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Indonesia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Indonesia was 21.3% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1940.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Indonesia ranks 208th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.