Wealth share of the richest 1% in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Antigua and Barbuda, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Antigua and Barbuda is 27.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 37.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 91st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 34.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.5% | 27.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 88 Puerto Rico 27.6% compare
- 88 Turks and Caicos Islands 27.6% compare
- 90 Dominica 27.6% compare
- 92 British Virgin Islands 27.6% compare
- 93 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.5% compare
- 93 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 27.5% compare
More reference data data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5796 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1751 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2474 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 144.19 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 891.63 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -73.73 millimeters (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Antigua and Barbuda was 27.6% 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.