Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 24.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
166th
of 215 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2006
All-time low
21.6%
in 1989
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

05101520251980200220241980: 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: 21.8 %1993: 22 %1994: 22.3 %1995: 22.8 %1996: 23.3 %1997: 23.7 %1998: 24.3 %1999: 23.6 %2000: 23.1 %2001: 23.2 %2002: 23.2 %2003: 23.1 %2004: 24.1 %2005: 23.9 %2006: 24.8 %2007: 23.7 %2008: 23.6 %2009: 23.6 %2010: 23.6 %2011: 23.2 %2012: 23.2 %2013: 23.2 %2014: 22.9 %2015: 23.4 %2016: 23.1 %2017: 23.4 %2018: 23.5 %2019: 24.1 %2020: 24.1 %2021: 24.1 %2022: 24.1 %2023: 24.1 %2024: 24.1 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Kyrgyzstan is 24.1%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 24.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1989.

That places Kyrgyzstan 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 22.7% 21.6% 24.3% 10
2000s 23.6% 23.1% 24.8% 10
2010s 23.4% 22.9% 24.1% 10
2020s 24.1% 24.1% 24.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Kyrgyzstan?
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Kyrgyzstan was 24.1% 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 Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1989.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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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.