Wealth share of the richest 1% in Maldives
Maldives: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 23.4% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Maldives peaked at 38.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.1% | — |
| 1981 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 38.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 23.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 23.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.2%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 25.4% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Maldives?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Maldives was 23.4% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Maldives ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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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.