Wealth share of the richest 1% in Gambia
Gambia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Gambia, 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 Gambia stood at 26.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Gambia peaked at 33.8% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 123rd 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 | 33.8% | 33.7% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.7% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 31.6% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Gambia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Gambia was 26.4% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1982.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Gambia ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.