Wealth share of the richest 1% in Jamaica
Jamaica: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 30.7% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Jamaica peaked at 37.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 45th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.7% | 32.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Jamaica?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Jamaica was 30.7% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Jamaica ranks 45th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.