Wealth share of the richest 1% in Congo
Congo: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 36.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Congo, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 36.1% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Congo peaked at 36.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1980.
That places Congo 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.5% | — |
| 1981 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 36.1% | +0.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 36.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 36.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 34.6% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Congo?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Congo was 36.1% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1980.
- How does Congo rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Congo ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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
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.