Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 18.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Kyrgyzstan, 1998–2019
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kyrgyzstan stood at 18.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 18.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2003.
That places Kyrgyzstan 17th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.4% | 17.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kyrgyzstan?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Kyrgyzstan was 18.4% in 2019, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2003.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 17th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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 Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.