Wealth share of the richest 1% in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Guinea-Bissau is 23.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 39.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 26.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 24.8% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 24.3% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.8% | 24.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0727 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.94 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Guinea-Bissau was 23.9% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.