Wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles
Seychelles: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 23.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles peaked at 39.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2022.
Seychelles ranks 185th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 30.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 23.3% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles was 23.3% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2022.
- How does Seychelles rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Seychelles ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.