Wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
25.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
146th
of 215 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 1983
All-time low
24.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024

05101520251980200220241980: 24.9 %1981: 24.9 %1982: 25 %1983: 25 %1984: 25 %1985: 25 %1986: 24.9 %1987: 25 %1988: 25 %1989: 24.9 %1990: 25 %1991: 25 %1992: 24.9 %1993: 24.9 %1994: 24.9 %1995: 24.9 %1996: 24.9 %1997: 25 %1998: 24.9 %1999: 24.9 %2000: 25 %2001: 25 %2002: 25 %2003: 25 %2004: 25 %2005: 25 %2006: 25 %2007: 25 %2008: 25 %2009: 24.9 %2010: 25 %2011: 25 %2012: 25 %2013: 25 %2014: 25 %2015: 25 %2016: 24.9 %2017: 25 %2018: 25 %2019: 25 %2020: 25 %2021: 25 %2022: 25 %2023: 25 %2024: 25 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 25.0% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1980.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25.0% 24.9% 25.0% 10
1990s 25.0% 24.9% 25.0% 10
2000s 25.0% 24.9% 25.0% 10
2010s 25.0% 24.9% 25.0% 10
2020s 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 144 Uzbekistan 25.0% compare
  2. 145 Portugal 25.0% compare
  3. 147 Vietnam 24.9% compare
  4. 148 Dominican Republic 24.9% compare
  5. 149 Niger 24.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea?
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Equatorial Guinea was 25.0% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1983.
What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1980.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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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.