Wealth share of the richest 1% in Georgia

Georgia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
34.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 215 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2024
All-time low
21.6%
in 1990
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Georgia, 1980–2024

01020301980200220241980: 21.6 %1981: 21.6 %1982: 21.6 %1983: 21.6 %1984: 21.6 %1985: 21.6 %1986: 21.6 %1987: 21.6 %1988: 21.6 %1989: 21.6 %1990: 21.6 %1991: 21.7 %1992: 21.9 %1993: 22.4 %1994: 23.3 %1995: 23.8 %1996: 24.9 %1997: 25.8 %1998: 29 %1999: 26 %2000: 26.1 %2001: 26.1 %2002: 24.9 %2003: 24.6 %2004: 24.5 %2005: 25 %2006: 24.9 %2007: 26.1 %2008: 25.8 %2009: 24.8 %2010: 25.2 %2011: 28.3 %2012: 31.4 %2013: 33.8 %2014: 31.5 %2015: 32.4 %2016: 32.8 %2017: 33.5 %2018: 33 %2019: 34.2 %2020: 34.2 %2021: 34 %2022: 34.1 %2023: 34.6 %2024: 34.6 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.5% compare
  5. 29 Syria 34.2% compare
  6. 30 Hong Kong 33.7% compare

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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

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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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.