Wealth share of the richest 1% in Palestine
Palestine: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 29.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Palestine, 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 Palestine stood at 29.9%.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Palestine peaked at 38.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2016.
That places Palestine 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.2% | — |
| 1981 | 31.2% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 29.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 29.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.2% | 31.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 30.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 31.6% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.8% | 29.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Palestine?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Palestine was 29.9% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Palestine ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.