Wealth share of the richest 1% in Togo

Togo: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2011
All-time low
25.6%
in 2021
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

01020301980200220241980: 28.2 %1981: 28.1 %1982: 28.1 %1983: 28.1 %1984: 28.2 %1985: 28.2 %1986: 28.1 %1987: 28.1 %1988: 28.1 %1989: 28.1 %1990: 28.2 %1991: 28.1 %1992: 28.1 %1993: 28.2 %1994: 28.1 %1995: 28.2 %1996: 28.2 %1997: 28.2 %1998: 28.1 %1999: 28.2 %2000: 28.2 %2001: 28.2 %2002: 28.1 %2003: 28.2 %2004: 28.2 %2005: 28.1 %2006: 28.2 %2007: 28.5 %2008: 28.8 %2009: 29 %2010: 29.5 %2011: 29.9 %2012: 29 %2013: 28.4 %2014: 27.4 %2015: 26.5 %2016: 27.1 %2017: 28.2 %2018: 28.7 %2019: 27.4 %2020: 26.2 %2021: 25.6 %2022: 25.6 %2023: 25.6 %2024: 25.6 %

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 Togo stood at 25.6%.

The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Togo peaked at 29.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2021.

Togo ranks 135th 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 28.2% 28.1% 28.2% 10
1990s 28.2% 28.1% 28.2% 10
2000s 28.3% 28.1% 29.0% 10
2010s 28.2% 26.5% 29.9% 10
2020s 25.7% 25.6% 26.2% 5

Countries ranked near Togo

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Frequently asked questions

What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Togo?
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Togo was 25.6% 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 Togo?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2021.
How does Togo rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
Togo ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo 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

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.