Wealth share of the richest 1% in Tunisia
Tunisia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Tunisia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Tunisia is 30.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Tunisia peaked at 38.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2014.
That places Tunisia 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 37.9% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 32.4% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 30.9% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Tunisia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4051 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.41 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7444 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6518 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 231.51 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 Tunisia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Tunisia was 30.9% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2014.
- How does Tunisia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Tunisia ranks 39th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.