Wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles

Seychelles: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 215 countries
All-time high
39.2%
in 2013
All-time low
23.3%
in 2022
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Seychelles, 1980–2024

0102030401980200220241980: 30.7 %1981: 30.7 %1982: 30.7 %1983: 30.7 %1984: 30.7 %1985: 30.8 %1986: 30.7 %1987: 30.7 %1988: 30.7 %1989: 30.7 %1990: 30.8 %1991: 30.7 %1992: 30.7 %1993: 30.7 %1994: 30.7 %1995: 30.7 %1996: 30.7 %1997: 30.8 %1998: 30.7 %1999: 30.7 %2000: 30.6 %2001: 30.5 %2002: 30.5 %2003: 30.5 %2004: 30.4 %2005: 30.3 %2006: 30.3 %2007: 31.1 %2008: 32.3 %2009: 34 %2010: 37.6 %2011: 38.2 %2012: 38.7 %2013: 39.2 %2014: 34.6 %2015: 29.9 %2016: 26 %2017: 24.2 %2018: 23.3 %2019: 23.3 %2020: 23.3 %2021: 23.3 %2022: 23.3 %2023: 23.3 %2024: 23.3 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 182 Mauritania 23.5% compare
  2. 183 Norway 23.5% compare
  3. 184 Maldives 23.4% compare
  4. 187 Moldova 23.2% compare
  5. 188 Slovenia 23.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Wealth share of the richest 1%
Unit
%
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 10,553 data points, 1800–2024
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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.