Wealth share of the richest 1% in Tonga
Tonga: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Tonga, 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 Tonga stood at 27.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Tonga peaked at 27.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1980.
That places Tonga 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 22.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 27.2% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 103 Greenland 27.3% compare
- 103 Nauru 27.3% compare
- 105 New Caledonia 27.3% compare
- 107 Bermuda 27.2% compare
- 108 French Polynesia 27.2% compare
- 108 Philippines 27.2% compare
- 108 Vanuatu 27.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Tonga?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Tonga was 27.2% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Tonga ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.