Wealth share of the richest 1% in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 28.2% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Lesotho peaked at 40.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 39.5% | 39.5% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 38.6% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.8% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Lesotho
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.77 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6724 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5102 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.4131 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Lesotho?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Lesotho was 28.2% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.