Wealth share of the richest 1% in Fiji
Fiji: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 27.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Fiji peaked at 27.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1980.
Fiji ranks 113th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 22.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 111 Solomon Islands 27.2% compare
- 112 Malaysia 27.2% compare
- 114 Kiribati 27.2% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 27.2% compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 27.1% compare
More reference data data for Fiji
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5424 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.6101 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6275 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0069 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0981 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 147.81 2010 = 100 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Fiji?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Fiji was 27.2% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1980.
- How does Fiji rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Fiji ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.