Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cuba
Cuba: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cuba, 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 Cuba is 25.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Cuba peaked at 30.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2016.
Cuba ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.0% | 29.9% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 29.9% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.2% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.8% | 25.4% | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7811 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Cuba?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cuba was 25.4% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Cuba ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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.