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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.5% | — |
| 1981 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 22.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 22.5% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 24.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 24.0% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | -1.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 28.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 28.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
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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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.