Wealth share of the richest 1% in Algeria
Algeria: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Algeria, 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 Algeria stood at 27.9%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Algeria peaked at 46.6% in 1910 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2011.
That places Algeria 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 43.6% | — |
| 1850 | 45.4% | +3.9% |
| 1880 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 1910 | 46.6% | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 27.1% | -41.7% |
| 1960 | 36.5% | +35.0% |
| 1970 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | -30.5% |
| 1981 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -0.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 27.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 27.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wealth share of the richest 1% in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -41.7% | 46.4% | 27.1% |
| 1960 | +35.0% | 27.1% | 36.5% |
| 1980 | -30.5% | 36.5% | 25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 1 |
| 1880s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 1940s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 1950s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 1960s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.5% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 24.1% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.9% | 28.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8614 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Algeria?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Algeria was 27.9% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1910.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2011.
- How does Algeria rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Algeria ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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.