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.
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
- 181 Eritrea 23.6% compare
- 182 Mauritania 23.5% compare
- 183 Norway 23.5% compare
- 185 Seychelles 23.3% compare
- 187 Moldova 23.2% compare
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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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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.