Wealth share of the richest 1% in East Timor
East Timor: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in East Timor, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in East Timor stood at 23.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in East Timor peaked at 25.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2007.
East Timor ranks 178th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 25.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 23.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 5 |
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More reference data data for East Timor
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in East Timor?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in East Timor was 23.7% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- East Timor ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.