Wealth share of the richest 1% in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 26.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Sri Lanka peaked at 28.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1980.
Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 23.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 24.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 25.4% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.9% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 114 Kiribati 27.2% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 27.2% compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 27.1% compare
- 118 Kazakhstan 26.8% compare
- 119 Malawi 26.6% compare
- 120 Morocco 26.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Sri Lanka?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Sri Lanka was 26.8% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Sri Lanka ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.