Wealth share of the richest 1% in Grenada
Grenada: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Grenada, 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 Grenada stood at 27.7%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Grenada peaked at 37.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2021.
That places Grenada 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 33.9% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 31.9% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 77 Taiwan 27.8% compare
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- 83 Cayman Islands 27.6% compare
- 83 Curacao 27.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Grenada?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Grenada was 27.7% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2021.
- How does Grenada rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Grenada ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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.