Wealth share of the richest 1% in Eritrea
Eritrea: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 23.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Eritrea peaked at 38.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2022.
That places Eritrea 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 23.9% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 178 East Timor 23.7% compare
- 179 Afghanistan 23.6% compare
- 180 Ethiopia 23.6% compare
- 182 Mauritania 23.5% compare
- 183 Norway 23.5% compare
- 184 Maldives 23.4% compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Eritrea?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Eritrea was 23.6% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Eritrea ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.