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Wealth share of the richest 1% in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 215 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2022
All-time low
22.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Micronesia (country), 1980–2024

01020301980200220241980: 22.7 %1981: 22.7 %1982: 22.7 %1983: 22.8 %1984: 22.8 %1985: 22.8 %1986: 22.9 %1987: 22.9 %1988: 22.9 %1989: 23 %1990: 23 %1991: 23.1 %1992: 23.1 %1993: 23.1 %1994: 23.2 %1995: 23.2 %1996: 23.3 %1997: 23.3 %1998: 23.4 %1999: 23.4 %2000: 23.5 %2001: 23.6 %2002: 23.7 %2003: 23.9 %2004: 24.2 %2005: 24.4 %2006: 24.6 %2007: 24.9 %2008: 25.3 %2009: 25.7 %2010: 26 %2011: 26.1 %2012: 26.2 %2013: 26.3 %2014: 26.4 %2015: 26.6 %2016: 26.7 %2017: 26.8 %2018: 26.9 %2019: 27.1 %2020: 27.2 %2021: 27.2 %2022: 27.3 %2023: 27.3 %2024: 27.3 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Micronesia (country) recorded 27.3% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Micronesia (country) peaked at 27.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1980.

Micronesia (country) ranks 99th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 22.8% 22.7% 23.0% 10
1990s 23.2% 23.0% 23.4% 10
2000s 24.4% 23.5% 25.7% 10
2010s 26.5% 26.0% 27.1% 10
2020s 27.3% 27.2% 27.3% 5

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

  1. 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.5% compare
  2. 97 Sweden 27.5% compare
  3. 98 Ghana 27.5% compare
  4. 100 Samoa 27.3% compare
  5. 101 Palau 27.3% compare
  6. 102 Tuvalu 27.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Micronesia (country)?
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Micronesia (country) was 27.3% 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 Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2022.
What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1980.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
Micronesia (country) ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Micronesia (country) 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

Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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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.