Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kuwait
Kuwait: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 24.7% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Kuwait peaked at 38.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 152nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.1% | 32.2% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 32.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.5% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 151.75 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 Kuwait?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kuwait was 24.7% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Kuwait ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.