Wealth share of the richest 1% in Barbados
Barbados: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 28.6% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Barbados peaked at 37.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2020.
Barbados ranks 68th 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 | 36.8% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 34.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.9% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.6% | 29.7% | 5 |
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Barbados?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Barbados was 28.6% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2020.
- How does Barbados rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Barbados ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.