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.
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 |
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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
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.