Wealth share richest in Macao

Macao: Wealth share richest was 23.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.87
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
26.94
in 1992
All-time low
21.92
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share richest in Macao, 1980–2024

01020301980200220241980: 21.91981: 21.91982: 21.91983: 21.91984: 21.91985: 21.91986: 21.91987: 21.91988: 21.91989: 21.91990: 21.91991: 221992: 26.91993: 22.31994: 22.41995: 22.31996: 22.31997: 22.31998: 22.41999: 22.52000: 22.82001: 232002: 23.62003: 23.62004: 23.82005: 242006: 24.12007: 24.22008: 24.22009: 24.22010: 24.32011: 24.42012: 23.92013: 24.22014: 24.72015: 23.92016: 23.92017: 23.92018: 23.92019: 23.92020: 24.22021: 24.72022: 242023: 23.92024: 23.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wealth share richest in Macao is 23.87, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Macao peaked at 26.94 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 21.92, in 1980.

Macao ranks 172nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Wealth share richest in Macao, year by year

Annual values for Wealth share richest in Macao, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 21.92 —
1981 21.92 +0.0%
1982 21.92 +0.0%
1983 21.92 +0.0%
1984 21.92 +0.0%
1985 21.92 +0.0%
1986 21.92 +0.0%
1987 21.92 +0.0%
1988 21.92 +0.0%
1989 21.92 +0.0%
1990 21.92 +0.0%
1991 22 +0.4%
1992 26.94 +22.5%
1993 22.32 -17.1%
1994 22.39 +0.3%
1995 22.32 -0.3%
1996 22.32 +0.0%
1997 22.33 +0.0%
1998 22.38 +0.2%
1999 22.46 +0.4%
2000 22.8 +1.5%
2001 23.03 +1.0%
2002 23.55 +2.3%
2003 23.65 +0.4%
2004 23.75 +0.4%
2005 23.99 +1.0%
2006 24.09 +0.4%
2007 24.2 +0.5%
2008 24.2 +0.0%
2009 24.19 -0.0%
2010 24.32 +0.5%
2011 24.43 +0.5%
2012 23.95 -2.0%
2013 24.19 +1.0%
2014 24.73 +2.2%
2015 23.94 -3.2%
2016 23.87 -0.3%
2017 23.88 +0.0%
2018 23.87 -0.0%
2019 23.88 +0.0%
2020 24.24 +1.5%
2021 24.7 +1.9%
2022 24.02 -2.8%
2023 23.87 -0.6%
2024 23.87 +0.0%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 23.87 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 87% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 23.87 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.18, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.92 21.92 21.92 10
1990s 22.74 21.92 26.94 10
2000s 23.74 22.8 24.2 10
2010s 24.11 23.87 24.73 10
2020s 24.14 23.87 24.7 5

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 169 Liechtenstein 24 compare
  2. 170 Pakistan 23.96 compare
  3. 171 Tajikistan 23.91 compare
  4. 172 Bhutan 23.87 compare
  5. 174 Bangladesh 23.85 compare
  6. 174 Guinea-Bissau 23.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share richest in Macao?
Wealth share richest in Macao was 23.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 26.94 in 1992.
What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 21.92 in 1980.
How does Macao rank for wealth share richest?
Macao ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share richest rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Macao 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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Indicator
Wealth share richest
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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