Wealth share of the richest 1% in Syria
Syria: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 34.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 34.2% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Syria peaked at 34.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1980.
That places Syria 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.7% | — |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 32.7% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.7% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 34.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 34.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.7% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 33.6% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 34.1% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.1% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 29.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7,753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 775.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.78 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Syria?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Syria was 34.2% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Syria ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.