Wealth share of the richest 1% in Curacao
Curacao: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Curacao, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Curacao stood at 27.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Curacao peaked at 37.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2022.
That places Curacao 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 33.9% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.9% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 80 France 27.7% compare
- 80 Grenada 27.7% compare
- 80 Saint Lucia 27.7% compare
- 83 Cayman Islands 27.6% compare
- 83 Montserrat 27.6% compare
- 86 Anguilla 27.6% compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
- Land area in square kilometres 444 sq. km (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Curacao?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Curacao was 27.6% 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2022.
- How does Curacao rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Curacao ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.