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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0336 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2981 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.17 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2203 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 141.25 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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
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.