Wealth share of the richest 1% in Benin
Benin: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Benin, 1980–2024
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 Benin stood at 24.4%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Benin peaked at 33.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 158th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.0% | 26.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 26.9% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.3% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Benin?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Benin was 24.4% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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.