Wealth share of the richest 1% in Italy
Italy: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 22.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Italy, 1820–2024
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 Italy is 22.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Italy peaked at 45.7% in 1905 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1980.
Italy ranks 205th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 1850s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 1880s | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 1 |
| 1890s | 42.6% | 40.9% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 1900s | 42.8% | 40.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 41.6% | 33.5% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 1920s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 1940s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 1960s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 22.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 202 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.5% compare
- 203 Albania 22.4% compare
- 204 Belarus 22.0% compare
- 206 North Macedonia 21.9% compare
- 208 Indonesia 21.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Italy?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Italy was 22.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1905.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Italy ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.