Wealth share of the richest 1% in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in United Arab Emirates, 1820–2024
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 United Arab Emirates stood at 28.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in United Arab Emirates peaked at 46.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2020.
United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 1880s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 1900s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
| 1960s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 34.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.5% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.1% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.8% | 28.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2042 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8201 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.794 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 123.74 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in United Arab Emirates?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in United Arab Emirates was 28.1% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2020.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.