Wealth share of the richest 1% in Namibia
Namibia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 40.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Namibia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 40.0% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Namibia peaked at 40.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2017.
Namibia ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 40.0% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Namibia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Namibia was 40.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Namibia ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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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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.