Wealth share of the richest 1% in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 30.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Nicaragua peaked at 37.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 51st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 35.3% | 34.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 34.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.2% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.1% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.6% | 32.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Nicaragua?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Nicaragua was 30.6% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.