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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.6% | — |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 23.3% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 25.8% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 34.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 34.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
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
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.