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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.5% | — |
| 1981 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 23.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 23.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.2%, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
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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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.