Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 27.7% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cape Verde peaked at 39.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2015.
That places Cape Verde 79th 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 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 39.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 31.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 27.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Cape Verde?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cape Verde was 27.7% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cape Verde ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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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.