Wealth share of the richest 1% in Togo
Togo: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 25.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Togo, 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 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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.2% | — |
| 1981 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 25.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.2%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 25.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 132 Sierra Leone 25.8% compare
- 133 Argentina 25.8% compare
- 134 Madagascar 25.7% compare
- 136 Iran 25.6% compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 25.6% compare
- 138 Chad 25.5% compare
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
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
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.