Wealth share of the richest 1% in Senegal
Senegal: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Senegal, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 25.1% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Senegal peaked at 39.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2023.
Senegal ranks 142nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 27.9% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 25.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 25.9% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 25.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Senegal?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Senegal was 25.1% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2023.
- How does Senegal rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Senegal ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.