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Wealth share richest in Netherlands

Netherlands: Wealth share richest was 13.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
13.98
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
215th
of 215 countries
All-time high
57.74
in 1899
All-time low
13.72
in 2020
Years of data
120
1820–2024

Wealth share richest in Netherlands, 1820–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 13.98 for wealth share richest in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Netherlands peaked at 57.74 in 1899 and was at its lowest, 13.72, in 2020.

That places Netherlands 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 120 years of available data.

Wealth share richest in Netherlands, year by year

Year Value Change
1820 54.1 —
1850 56.52 +4.5%
1880 57.23 +1.3%
1894 57.1 -0.2%
1895 56.82 -0.5%
1896 57.04 +0.4%
1897 57.31 +0.5%
1898 57.38 +0.1%
1899 57.74 +0.6%
1900 56.59 -2.0%
1901 56.72 +0.2%
1902 56.68 -0.1%
1903 56.24 -0.8%
1904 55.09 -2.0%
1905 56.25 +2.1%
1906 55.29 -1.7%
1907 55.23 -0.1%
1908 54.81 -0.8%
1909 55.41 +1.1%
1910 55.91 +0.9%
1911 55.84 -0.1%
1912 56.13 +0.5%
1913 56.03 -0.2%
1914 55.87 -0.3%
1915 55.09 -1.4%
1916 54.39 -1.3%
1917 55.05 +1.2%
1918 51.73 -6.0%
1919 51.63 -0.2%
1920 51.98 +0.7%
1921 49.58 -4.6%
1922 48.77 -1.6%
1923 48.43 -0.7%
1924 47.57 -1.8%
1925 47.51 -0.1%
1926 47.95 +0.9%
1927 48.34 +0.8%
1928 48.5 +0.3%
1929 47.98 -1.1%
1930 46.78 -2.5%
1931 44.22 -5.5%
1932 40.38 -8.7%
1933 40.43 +0.1%
1934 38.9 -3.8%
1935 38.63 -0.7%
1936 39.11 +1.2%
1937 41.83 +7.0%
1938 40.85 -2.3%
1940 32.21 -21.2%
1947 32.21 +0.0%
1950 29.92 -7.1%
1951 31.68 +5.9%
1953 29.74 -6.1%
1954 29.96 +0.7%
1955 32.31 +7.8%
1956 34.33 +6.3%
1958 24.79 -27.8%
1959 26.65 +7.5%
1960 29.1 +9.2%
1961 29.22 +0.4%
1963 26.67 -8.7%
1964 27.95 +4.8%
1965 27.2 -2.7%
1966 25.85 -5.0%
1967 24.16 -6.5%
1968 24.96 +3.3%
1969 24.4 -2.2%
1970 25.64 +5.1%
1971 25.13 -2.0%
1973 25.07 -0.2%
1974 23.84 -4.9%
1976 23.79 -0.2%
1977 25.15 +5.7%
1978 25.26 +0.4%
1979 25.02 -1.0%
1980 24.91 -0.4%
1981 24.78 -0.5%
1982 24.61 -0.7%
1983 24.78 +0.7%
1984 24.91 +0.5%
1985 25.24 +1.3%
1986 25.54 +1.2%
1987 25.96 +1.6%
1988 26.35 +1.5%
1989 27.51 +4.4%
1990 27.85 +1.2%
1991 28.14 +1.0%
1992 28.62 +1.7%
1993 28.46 -0.6%
1994 24.89 -12.5%
1995 24.47 -1.7%
1996 25.25 +3.2%
1997 24.96 -1.1%
1998 25.63 +2.7%
1999 22.09 -13.8%
2000 20.53 -7.1%
2001 19.01 -7.4%
2002 17.45 -8.2%
2003 16.39 -6.1%
2004 18.13 +10.6%
2005 16.88 -6.9%
2006 17.29 +2.4%
2007 16.97 -1.9%
2008 17.14 +1.0%
2009 16.81 -1.9%
2010 16.61 -1.2%
2011 15.73 -5.3%
2012 16.39 +4.2%
2013 17.44 +6.4%
2014 16.53 -5.2%
2015 16.14 -2.4%
2016 15.65 -3.0%
2017 17.7 +13.1%
2018 14.64 -17.3%
2019 13.83 -5.5%
2020 13.72 -0.8%
2021 13.94 +1.6%
2022 13.83 -0.8%
2023 13.89 +0.4%
2024 13.98 +0.6%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 13.98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 51% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 13.98 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.14, 58% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wealth share richest in Netherlands 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.

YearChange FromTo
1958 -27.8% 34.33 24.79

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 54.1 54.1 54.1 1
1850s 56.52 56.52 56.52 1
1880s 57.23 57.23 57.23 1
1890s 57.23 56.82 57.74 6
1900s 55.83 54.81 56.72 10
1910s 54.77 51.63 56.13 10
1920s 48.66 47.51 51.98 10
1930s 41.24 38.63 46.78 9
1940s 32.21 32.21 32.21 2
1950s 29.92 24.79 34.33 8
1960s 26.61 24.16 29.22 9
1970s 24.86 23.79 25.64 8
1980s 25.46 24.61 27.51 10
1990s 26.04 22.09 28.62 10
2000s 17.66 16.39 20.53 10
2010s 16.07 13.83 17.7 10
2020s 13.87 13.72 13.98 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 212 Finland 17.98 compare
  2. 213 Slovakia 17.2 compare
  3. 214 Belgium 15.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share richest in Netherlands?
Wealth share richest in Netherlands was 13.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 57.74 in 1899.
What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 13.72 in 2020.
How does Netherlands rank for wealth share richest?
Netherlands ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share richest rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Wealth share richest
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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