Wealth share of the richest 1% in Madagascar
Madagascar: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 25.7%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Madagascar peaked at 37.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1999.
Madagascar ranks 134th 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 | 34.7% | 33.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 24.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 28.0% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.1% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Madagascar
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7356 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1142 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0487 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3162 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 280.82 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 Madagascar?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Madagascar was 25.7% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1999.
- How does Madagascar rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Madagascar ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.