Wealth share richest in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Wealth share richest was 24 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share richest in Liechtenstein, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share richest in Liechtenstein is 24, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Liechtenstein peaked at 31.17 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22.1, in 1982.
That places Liechtenstein 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share richest in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.11 | — |
| 1981 | 22.11 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.1 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.12 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 22.2 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 22.23 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 22.18 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 22.16 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 22.15 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.19 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.21 | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 22.13 | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 22.28 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 22.31 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.41 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.37 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.56 | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 22.54 | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 22.57 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.89 | +32.4% |
| 2000 | 31.09 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 31.17 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 22.48 | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 29.45 | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 28.95 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.04 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.96 | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 22.99 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.43 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.31 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.65 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 22.61 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.45 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.5 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.62 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.62 | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 29.7 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.62 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.33 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.58 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.42 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.41 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.97 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 25.67 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24 | -6.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 24 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 87% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 24 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.14, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share richest in Liechtenstein changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +32.4% | 22.57 | 29.89 |
| 2003 | +31.0% | 22.48 | 29.45 |
| 2015 | +30.9% | 22.62 | 29.62 |
| 2002 | -27.9% | 31.17 | 22.48 |
| 1996 | +27.7% | 22.37 | 28.56 |
| 1990 | +27.1% | 22.19 | 28.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.16 | 22.1 | 22.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.33 | 22.13 | 29.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.29 | 22.31 | 31.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.07 | 22.45 | 29.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.89 | 24 | 29.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.189 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share richest in Liechtenstein?
- Wealth share richest in Liechtenstein was 24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 31.17 in 2001.
- What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 in 1982.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for wealth share richest?
- Liechtenstein ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share richest rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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