Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ukraine
Ukraine: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine stood at 23.2%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Ukraine peaked at 23.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1989.
Ukraine ranks 190th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.6% | — |
| 1981 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 23.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 23.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 23.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 21.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 21.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Ukraine?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ukraine was 23.2% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1989.
- How does Ukraine rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Ukraine ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.