Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cayman Islands, 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 Cayman Islands stood at 27.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cayman Islands peaked at 37.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2021.
That places Cayman Islands 83rd 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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.1% | — |
| 1981 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 36.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 36.3% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 35.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 27.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 27.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6%, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 33.9% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 31.9% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Cayman Islands?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cayman Islands ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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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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.