Wealth share of the richest 1% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
27.5%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
96th
of 215 countries
All-time high
37.2%
in 1980
All-time low
27.5%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Wealth share of the richest 1% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1980–2024

0102030401980200220241980: 37.2 %1981: 37.1 %1982: 37 %1983: 37 %1984: 36.8 %1985: 36.8 %1986: 36.7 %1987: 36.6 %1988: 36.5 %1989: 36.9 %1990: 36.7 %1991: 36.3 %1992: 36.2 %1993: 36.1 %1994: 35.8 %1995: 34.6 %1996: 34.6 %1997: 34.3 %1998: 34.1 %1999: 33.9 %2000: 33.9 %2001: 33.7 %2002: 33.5 %2003: 33.2 %2004: 32.8 %2005: 32.7 %2006: 32.4 %2007: 32.3 %2008: 32.1 %2009: 31.9 %2010: 31.9 %2011: 31.5 %2012: 31 %2013: 30.5 %2014: 30.2 %2015: 29.9 %2016: 29.3 %2017: 28.9 %2018: 28.5 %2019: 28.1 %2020: 27.5 %2021: 27.7 %2022: 27.6 %2023: 27.7 %2024: 27.5 %

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 27.5% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 37.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2024.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 96th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.9% 36.5% 37.2% 10
1990s 35.3% 33.9% 36.7% 10
2000s 32.9% 31.9% 33.9% 10
2010s 30.0% 28.1% 31.9% 10
2020s 27.6% 27.5% 27.7% 5

Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  1. 93 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.5% compare
  2. 93 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 27.5% compare
  3. 97 Sweden 27.5% compare
  4. 98 Ghana 27.5% compare
  5. 99 Micronesia (country) 27.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 1980.
What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2024.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.