Wealth share of the richest 1% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, wealth share of the richest 1% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 27.5%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 37.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2020.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 93rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 36.8% | 36.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 34.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.9% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 28.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.5% | 27.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 90 Dominica 27.6% compare
- 91 Antigua and Barbuda 27.6% compare
- 92 British Virgin Islands 27.6% compare
- 93 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.5% compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.5% compare
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 2010 = 100 (2017)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.4% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 28.9 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 3,400 hectares (2023)
- Land area in square kilometres 34 sq. km (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 27.5% 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2020.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 93rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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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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.