Wealth share of the richest 1% in Eswatini
Eswatini: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 44.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Eswatini, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 44.9% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Eswatini peaked at 45.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2009.
That places Eswatini 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 39.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 38.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 38.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.4% | 45.0% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- 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 Eswatini?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Eswatini was 44.9% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2009.
- How does Eswatini rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Eswatini ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.