Wealth share of the richest 1% in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
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 Costa Rica is 28.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Costa Rica peaked at 38.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 30.0% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 28.6% | 38.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 61 Sao Tome and Principe 28.9% compare
- 62 Comoros 28.8% compare
- 63 Central African Republic 28.8% compare
- 65 Egypt 28.6% compare
- 66 South Sudan 28.6% compare
- 67 Canada 28.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Costa Rica?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Costa Rica was 28.7% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.