Wealth share of the richest 1% in Rwanda
Rwanda: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Rwanda, 1820–2024
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 Rwanda is 30.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Rwanda peaked at 46.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 55th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 41.8% | — |
| 1850 | 43.6% | +4.3% |
| 1880 | 45.7% | +4.7% |
| 1900 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 45.8% | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 45.9% | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 46.8% | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 39.0% | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 30.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 30.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
| 1850s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 1880s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 1900s | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1920s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 1930s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 1940s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1950s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1960s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.2% | 30.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Rwanda?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Rwanda was 30.2% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Rwanda ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.