Wealth share of the richest 1% in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein is 24.0%, 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 of the richest 1% in Liechtenstein peaked at 31.2% 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 of the richest 1% in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.1% | — |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +32.4% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +30.9% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -6.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 24.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 87% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 24.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% 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% | 22.6% | 29.9% |
| 2003 | +31.0% | 22.5% | 29.4% |
| 2015 | +30.9% | 22.6% | 29.6% |
| 2002 | -27.9% | 31.2% | 22.5% |
| 1996 | +27.7% | 22.4% | 28.6% |
| 1990 | +27.1% | 22.2% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 22.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 22.1% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 22.3% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 22.4% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 24.0% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Liechtenstein?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Liechtenstein was 24.0% 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1982.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Liechtenstein ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% 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 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.