Wealth share of the richest 1% in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 39.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Zimbabwe peaked at 41.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 29.6% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 39.0% | 40.8% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Zimbabwe?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Zimbabwe was 39.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Zimbabwe ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.