Wealth share of the richest 1% in Israel
Israel: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Israel, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Israel is 30.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Israel peaked at 32.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1986.
That places Israel 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.8% | — |
| 1981 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 27.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +2.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 30.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Israel's 30.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.1% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.1% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.5% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Israel?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Israel was 30.8% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1986.
- How does Israel rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Israel ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.