Wealth share of the richest 1% in Georgia
Georgia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Georgia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 34.6% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Georgia peaked at 34.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1990.
Georgia ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 21.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 25.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 34.0% | 34.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Georgia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5533 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8911 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4778 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.39 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 185.49 2010 = 100 (2025)
- 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 Georgia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Georgia was 34.6% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1990.
- How does Georgia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Georgia ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.