Wealth Share, Top 0.1%
15.0%
· Apr 2026
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1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
9%
10%
11%
12%
13%
14%
15%
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
15.0%
Wealth Share, Top 0.1% — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Wealth Share, Top 0.1%
1989
8.7%
1990
8.7%
1991
9.1%
1992
9.2%
1993
10.1%
1994
10.8%
1995
11.5%
1996
11.3%
1997
11.5%
1998
11.5%
1999
11.3%
2000
10.3%
2001
9.6%
2002
8.9%
2003
9.4%
2004
10.2%
2005
10.5%
2006
11.3%
2007
11.9%
2008
10.6%
2009
10.4%
2010
11.0%
2011
11.3%
2012
11.7%
2013
12.1%
2014
12.5%
2015
12.4%
2016
12.5%
2017
12.5%
2018
11.9%
2019
12.4%
2020
13.0%
2021
13.8%
2022
13.3%
2023
13.6%
2024
14.0%
2025
14.6%
2026
15.0%
Source: FRED · WFRBSTP1300 · econscout.com