Wealth share of the richest 1% in Laos
Laos: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Laos, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 26.4% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Laos peaked at 26.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1980.
That places Laos 122nd 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 | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.1% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 25.1% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 25.1% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Laos?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Laos was 26.4% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1980.
- How does Laos rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Laos ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.