Wealth share of the richest 1% in Singapore
Singapore: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 28.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Singapore peaked at 31.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1984.
Singapore ranks 70th 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 | 23.2% | 22.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 23.7% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 24.6% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.4% | 31.7% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Singapore
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- Consumer price index 134.36 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Singapore?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Singapore was 28.4% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1984.
- How does Singapore rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Singapore ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.