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
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1980–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 93 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 27.5% compare
- 93 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 27.5% compare
- 97 Sweden 27.5% compare
- 98 Ghana 27.5% compare
- 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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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.