Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritius
Mauritius: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritius, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritius is 26.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritius peaked at 28.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1981.
That places Mauritius 128th 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% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 25.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 26.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritius?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritius was 26.0% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1981.
- How does Mauritius rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Mauritius ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.