Wealth share of the richest 1% in North Korea
North Korea: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in North Korea, 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 North Korea stood at 24.3%.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in North Korea peaked at 25.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1980.
That places North Korea 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 23.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.8% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9637 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 127.56 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in North Korea?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in North Korea was 24.3% 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1980.
- How does North Korea rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- North Korea ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.