Wealth share of the richest 1% in Switzerland
Switzerland: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 31.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Switzerland peaked at 31.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.3% | — |
| 1981 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 23.3% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 31.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 31.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 24.1% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 26.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.4% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Switzerland?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Switzerland was 31.5% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.