Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
118th
of 215 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2021
All-time low
21.6%
in 1990
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kazakhstan, 1980–2024

01020301980200220241980: 21.6 %1981: 21.6 %1982: 21.6 %1983: 21.6 %1984: 21.6 %1985: 21.6 %1986: 21.6 %1987: 21.6 %1988: 21.6 %1989: 21.6 %1990: 21.6 %1991: 21.7 %1992: 21.9 %1993: 22.4 %1994: 22.7 %1995: 23.3 %1996: 23.6 %1997: 23.8 %1998: 24.1 %1999: 24.1 %2000: 24.3 %2001: 24.5 %2002: 24.6 %2003: 24.2 %2004: 23.5 %2005: 24.3 %2006: 24.7 %2007: 26 %2008: 26.9 %2009: 23.9 %2010: 25.6 %2011: 25.6 %2012: 24.6 %2013: 24.6 %2014: 24.5 %2015: 24.5 %2016: 25.5 %2017: 25.5 %2018: 26.3 %2019: 26.8 %2020: 25.8 %2021: 27.1 %2022: 26.5 %2023: 26.7 %2024: 26.8 %

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 Kazakhstan stood at 26.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Kazakhstan peaked at 27.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1990.

Kazakhstan ranks 118th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.6% 21.6% 21.6% 10
1990s 22.9% 21.6% 24.1% 10
2000s 24.7% 23.5% 26.9% 10
2010s 25.3% 24.5% 26.8% 10
2020s 26.6% 25.8% 27.1% 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 115 Marshall Islands 27.2% compare
  2. 116 Turkmenistan 27.1% compare
  3. 117 Sri Lanka 26.8% compare
  4. 119 Malawi 26.6% compare
  5. 120 Morocco 26.6% compare
  6. 121 Somalia 26.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Kazakhstan?
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kazakhstan was 26.8% 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1990.
How does Kazakhstan rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
Kazakhstan ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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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.