Wealth share of the richest 1% in Colombia
Colombia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 39.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Colombia, 1820–2024
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 Colombia is 39.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Colombia peaked at 46.4% in 1880 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2014.
Colombia ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 1850s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1880s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 1900s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1920s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1950s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1960s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 39.3% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 37.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 39.2% | 39.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Colombia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Colombia was 39.2% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1880.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.