Wealth share of the richest 1% in Angola
Angola: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 38.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Angola, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 38.4% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Angola peaked at 38.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2008.
Angola ranks 17th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.5% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 29.5% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Angola?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Angola was 38.4% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2008.
- How does Angola rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Angola ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.