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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.7% | — |
| 1981 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 23.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 85% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 23.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
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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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.