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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2737 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 614.95 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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
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.