Wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 24.7% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador peaked at 31.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 152nd 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 | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 28.6% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 26.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9422 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2746 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.31 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 El Salvador?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in El Salvador was 24.7% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- El Salvador ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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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.