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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3226 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6423 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8729 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7385 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6531 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.54 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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
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.