Wealth share of the richest 1% in Iraq
Iraq: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 40.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 40.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Iraq peaked at 40.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2013.
Iraq ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.4% | — |
| 1981 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 40.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 40.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 33.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 25.2% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.5% | 40.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Iraq?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Iraq was 40.4% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2013.
- How does Iraq rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Iraq ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.