Wealth share of the richest 1% in Malaysia
Malaysia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Malaysia stood at 27.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Malaysia peaked at 32.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1989.
Malaysia ranks 112th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.7% | 25.2% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 25.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 27.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 28.8% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.2% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 111 Solomon Islands 27.2% compare
- 113 Fiji 27.2% compare
- 114 Kiribati 27.2% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 27.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Malaysia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Malaysia was 27.2% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1989.
- How does Malaysia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Malaysia ranks 112th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.