Wealth share of the richest 1% in Haiti
Haiti: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Haiti, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 30.6% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Haiti peaked at 37.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2024.
That places Haiti 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 35.3% | 35.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 35.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.6% | 32.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 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 Haiti?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Haiti was 30.6% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Haiti ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.