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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.9% | — |
| 1981 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 25.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 25.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6%, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
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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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.