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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 25.2% | — |
| 1981 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 26.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 26.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
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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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.