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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.1% | — |
| 1981 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 30.6% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 23.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 23.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
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.
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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.