Wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda
Uganda: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda, 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 Uganda stood at 30.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda peaked at 36.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1996.
Uganda ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 30.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1996.
- How does Uganda rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Uganda ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.