Wealth share of the richest 1% in Russia
Russia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Russia, 1820–2024
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 Russia is 49.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Russia peaked at 49.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1920.
Russia ranks 2nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 23.2% | — |
| 1850 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 25.3% | +6.4% |
| 1900 | 27.5% | +8.9% |
| 1910 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 15.7% | -43.0% |
| 1930 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 15.8% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +21.5% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +32.2% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 49.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.8× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Russia's 49.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | -43.0% | 27.5% | 15.7% |
| 1997 | +32.2% | 23.4% | 30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 1880s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 1900s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 1920s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 1930s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 1940s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1950s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1960s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 19.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 32.5% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 35.9% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Russia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Russia was 49.0% 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1920.
- How does Russia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.