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  1. w

    Income Distribution Database

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    Updated Apr 18, 2025
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    (2025). Income Distribution Database [Dataset]. https://data360.worldbank.org/en/dataset/OECD_IDD
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 18, 2025
    Time period covered
    1974 - 2023
    Area covered
    Portugal, Croatia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Denmark, Iceland, Slovak Republic, Romania, Belgium, Lithuania
    Description

    The OECD Income Distribution database (IDD) has been developed to benchmark and monitor countries' performance in the field of income inequality and poverty. It contains a number of standardised indicators based on the central concept of "equivalised household disposable income", i.e. the total income received by the households less the current taxes and transfers they pay, adjusted for household size with an equivalence scale. While household income is only one of the factors shaping people's economic well-being, it is also the one for which comparable data for all OECD countries are most common. Income distribution has a long-standing tradition among household-level statistics, with regular data collections going back to the 1980s (and sometimes earlier) in many OECD countries.

    Achieving comparability in this field is a challenge, as national practices differ widely in terms of concepts, measures, and statistical sources. In order to maximise international comparability as well as inter-temporal consistency of data, the IDD data collection and compilation process is based on a common set of statistical conventions (e.g. on income concepts and components). The information obtained by the OECD through a network of national data providers, via a standardized questionnaire, is based on national sources that are deemed to be most representative for each country.

    Small changes in estimates between years should be treated with caution as they may not be statistically significant.

    Fore more details, please refer to: https://www.oecd.org/els/soc/IDD-Metadata.pdf and https://www.oecd.org/social/income-distribution-database.htm

  2. H

    Data from: The Standardized World Income Inequality Database, Versions 8-9

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    Updated Jun 22, 2025
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    Frederick Solt (2025). The Standardized World Income Inequality Database, Versions 8-9 [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LM4OWF
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 22, 2025
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    Authors
    Frederick Solt
    License

    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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    Time period covered
    1960 - 2024
    Dataset funded by
    NSF
    Description

    Cross-national research on the causes and consequences of income inequality has been hindered by the limitations of the existing inequality datasets: greater coverage across countries and over time has been available from these sources only at the cost of significantly reduced comparability across observations. The goal of the Standardized World Income Inequality Database (SWIID) is to meet the needs of those engaged in broadly cross-national research by maximizing the comparability of income inequality data while maintaining the widest possible coverage across countries and over time. The SWIID’s income inequality estimates are based on thousands of reported Gini indices from hundreds of published sources, including the OECD Income Distribution Database, the Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean generated by CEDLAS and the World Bank, Eurostat, the World Bank’s PovcalNet, the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, national statistical offices around the world, and academic studies while minimizing reliance on problematic assumptions by using as much information as possible from proximate years within the same country. The data collected and harmonized by the Luxembourg Income Study is employed as the standard. The SWIID currently incorporates comparable Gini indices of disposable and market income inequality for 199 countries for as many years as possible from 1960 to the present; it also includes information on absolute and relative redistribution.

  3. Global income statistics

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    Updated Jun 28, 2023
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    Konrad Banachewicz (2023). Global income statistics [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/konradb/global-income-statistics
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    zip(1649990 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 28, 2023
    Authors
    Konrad Banachewicz
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    This is a data record which corresponds to the paper "A consistent dataset for the net income distribution for 184 countries, aggregated to 32 geographical regions and the world from 1958-2015" (Narayan et al. 2023, in prep) https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2023-137/

    Description/Abstract- Data on the income distribution within and across countries are increasingly becoming important to inform analysis on income inequality and human welfare. While datasets on the income distribution collected from household surveys are available for multiple countries, these datasets often do not represent the same income concept and therefore make comparisons across countries and across datasets difficult. Here, we present a consistent dataset on the income distribution across 184 countries which all represent a single income concept namely net-income. We complement the observed values in this dataset with values of the income distribution imputed from summary measures such as the GINI coefficient to generate a consistent time series across countries from 1958 to 2015. For the imputation, we use a recently developed PCA based approach which shows an excellent fit to the latest data on income distributions. We also present another version of this dataset which is aggregated from the country level to 32 geographical regions and the world as a whole. Our aggregation method takes into account both within country and cross- country income inequality when aggregating to the regional level. This dataset will enable more robust analysis of the income distribution at multiple scales.

  4. Global Income Inequality

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    George Hany Fouad (2024). Global Income Inequality [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/georgehanyfouad/global-income-inequality
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    zip(17988 bytes)Available download formats
    Dataset updated
    Sep 11, 2024
    Authors
    George Hany Fouad
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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    Description

    Global Income Inequality Dataset (2000–2023)

    Overview

    This dataset provides a comprehensive look at global income inequality from the year 2000 to 2023. It includes key indicators such as Gini index, average income, income distribution across different population percentiles, and income group classifications for 30 countries worldwide. The dataset offers insights into how income is distributed within nations and highlights disparities across different economic groups.

    Data Features

    • Country: The name of the country.
    • Year: The year of the data point (2000–2023).
    • Population: The estimated population for the given year.
    • Gini Index: A measure of income inequality, where 0 represents perfect equality and 1 represents maximum inequality.
    • Average Income (USD): The average income in USD for the country in the given year.
    • Top 10% Income Share (%): The percentage of total income held by the top 10% of the population.
    • Bottom 10% Income Share (%): The percentage of total income held by the bottom 10% of the population.
    • Income Group: Categorization of the country’s income group (Low Income, Lower Middle Income, Upper Middle Income, High Income).

    Potential Uses

    • Economic Analysis: Understand global income inequality trends and how they vary by country and region.
    • Predictive Modeling: Use the dataset to build machine learning models predicting future income inequality based on historical data.
    • Policy Research: Study the impact of income distribution on policy decisions and economic growth in different nations.
    • Visualization: Create heatmaps, time series charts, and more to visualize the income inequality across various countries and years.

    Source

    The data has been generated to simulate realistic income inequality patterns based on publicly available data on global economic trends.

  5. Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide 1970-2021

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    Statista, Adjusted net national income per capita worldwide 1970-2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413425/adjusted-national-income-capita-usd/
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The adjusted net national income per capita worldwide stood at 9,707.19 U.S. dollars in 2021. Between 1970 and 2021, the net national income per capita rose by 9,011.28 U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

  6. Distribution of global income ranges in 2035, by region

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    Updated Apr 16, 2015
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    Statista (2015). Distribution of global income ranges in 2035, by region [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/677212/distribution-of-global-income-ranges-in-2035-by-region/
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 16, 2015
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2015
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    This statistic shows the distribution of income worldwide in 2035 by region. By 2035, roughly *** million people in India are projected to earn between zero and ***** U.S. dollars annually.

  7. w

    World Income Inequality Database

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    Updated Oct 11, 2013
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    Global (2013). World Income Inequality Database [Dataset]. https://data.wu.ac.at/odso/datahub_io/NmE4MjM0MmEtMmE0MC00Y2RlLTlmMzktYjFhZTBmMTc1MWQz
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    xlsAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 11, 2013
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    Description

    The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) contains information on income inequality in various countries, and is maintained by the United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER). The database was originally compiled during 1997-99 for the research project Rising Income Inequality and Poverty Reduction, directed by Giovanni Andrea Corina. A revised and updated version of the database was published in June 2005 as part of the project Global Trends in Inequality and Poverty, directed by Tony Shorrocks and Guang Hua Wan. The database was revised in 2007 and a new version was launched in May 2008.

    The database contains data on inequality in the distribution of income in various countries. The central variable in the dataset is the Gini index, a measure of income distribution in a society. In addition, the dataset contains information on income shares by quintile or decile. The database contains data for 159 countries, including some historical entities. The temporal coverage varies substantially across countries. For some countries there is only one data entry; in other cases there are over 100 data points. The earliest entry is from 1867 (United Kingdom), the latest from 2003. The majority of the data (65%) cover the years from 1980 onwards. The 2008 update (version WIID2c) includes some major updates and quality improvements, in fact leading to a reduced number of variables in the new version. The new version has 334 new observations and several revisions/ corrections made in 2007 and 2008.

  8. w

    Global Income Inequality 1988-2002 - Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola...and 190...

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    Updated Oct 26, 2023
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    Branko L. Milanovic (2023). Global Income Inequality 1988-2002 - Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola...and 190 more [Dataset]. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1784
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 26, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Branko L. Milanovic
    Time period covered
    1988 - 2002
    Area covered
    Angola
    Description

    Abstract

    Is global inequality (inequality among world citizens) stable, decreasing or increasing? How high it is? Is it mostly due to inequalities within nations or between nations? Is there a global middle class? See the working papers above: "True world income distribution 1988 and 1993: first calculations based on household surveys alone" no. 2244, and "Decomposing global income distribution: Does the world have a middle class?" no. 2562

    Household survey data (1988-2002) used in these papers, and subsequent book "Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality", Princeton University Press, 2005. The data are for three benchmark years: 1988, 1993 and 1998

    Kind of data

    Aggregate data [agg]

    Mode of data collection

    Other [oth]

  9. U

    United States US: Income Share Held by Highest 10%

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    CEICdata.com, United States US: Income Share Held by Highest 10% [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/poverty/us-income-share-held-by-highest-10
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 1979 - Dec 1, 2016
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States US: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data was reported at 30.600 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.100 % for 2013. United States US: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data is updated yearly, averaging 30.100 % from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2016, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.600 % in 2016 and a record low of 25.300 % in 1979. United States US: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

  10. Happiness and World Bank Income inequality

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    Raja Ahmed Ali Khan (2023). Happiness and World Bank Income inequality [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/datascientist97/happiness-and-world-bank-income-inequality
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 11, 2023
    Authors
    Raja Ahmed Ali Khan
    License

    https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/legal/terms-of-use-for-datasetshttps://www.worldbank.org/en/about/legal/terms-of-use-for-datasets

    Description

    Upvote if its helpful for you Thank You Dive into the intricate relationship between happiness and income inequality with our comprehensive dataset sourced from the World Bank. Uncover key insights into how nations' happiness levels may be influenced by economic disparities. Explore the nuances of global well-being and socioeconomic factors, shedding light on the intricate connections between happiness and income distribution on a worldwide scale. Harness the power of data to gain valuable insights into the factors that contribute to societal contentment and address the complexities of global happiness. Columns in dataset are: Column Names: ['country', 'adjusted_satisfaction', 'avg_satisfaction', 'std_satisfaction', 'avg_income', 'median_income', 'income_inequality', 'region', 'happyScore', 'GDP', 'country.1']

  11. All the Ginis Dataset

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    Updated Feb 25, 2020
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    Branko L. Milanovic, All the Ginis Dataset, World Bank Group (2020). All the Ginis Dataset [Dataset]. https://datasearch.gesis.org/dataset/api_worldbank_org_v2_datacatalog-115
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 25, 2020
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    World Bank Grouphttp://www.worldbank.org/
    Authors
    Branko L. Milanovic, All the Ginis Dataset, World Bank Group
    Description

    This dataset includes combined and standardized Gini data from eight original sources: Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), Socio-Economic Database for Latin America (SEDLAC), Survey of Living Conditions (SILC) by Eurostat, World Income Distribution (WYD; the full data set is available here), World Bank Europe and Central Asia dataset, World Institute for Development Research (WIDER), World Bank Povcal, and Ginis from individual long-term inequality studies (just introduced in this version).

  12. Share of income in the world earned by women 2000-2023

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    Updated Nov 28, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Share of income in the world earned by women 2000-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341674/income-women-worldwide/
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    Nov 28, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    Since 2000, the share of the world's total labor income before tax earned by women fluctuated between ***** percent to ***** percent. This is significantly less than their male counterparts. There are also differences between the world regions.

  13. C

    Colombia CO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of...

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    CEICdata.com, Colombia CO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/colombia/social-poverty-and-inequality/co-survey-mean-consumption-or-income-per-capita-bottom-40-of-population-annualized-average-growth-rate
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2021
    Area covered
    Colombia
    Description

    Colombia CO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data was reported at -2.590 % in 2021. Colombia CO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data is updated yearly, averaging -2.590 % from Dec 2021 (Median) to 2021, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -2.590 % in 2021 and a record low of -2.590 % in 2021. Colombia CO: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Bottom 40% of Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Colombia – Table CO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the bottom 40% is computed as the annualized average growth rate in per capita real consumption or income of the bottom 40% of the population in the income distribution in a country from household surveys over a roughly 5-year period. Mean per capita real consumption or income is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries means are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The annualized growth rate is computed as (Mean in final year/Mean in initial year)^(1/(Final year - Initial year)) - 1. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported. The initial year refers to the nearest survey collected 5 years before the most recent survey available, only surveys collected between 3 and 7 years before the most recent survey are considered. The coverage and quality of the 2017 PPP price data for Iraq and most other North African and Middle Eastern countries were hindered by the exceptional period of instability they faced at the time of the 2017 exercise of the International Comparison Program. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform for detailed explanations.;World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).;;The comparability of welfare aggregates (consumption or income) for the chosen years T0 and T1 is assessed for every country. If comparability across the two surveys is a major concern for a country, the selection criteria are re-applied to select the next best survey year(s). Annualized growth rates are calculated between the survey years, using a compound growth formula. The survey years defining the period for which growth rates are calculated and the type of welfare aggregate used to calculate the growth rates are noted in the footnotes.

  14. w

    Globalization and Income Distribution Dataset 1975-2002 - Aruba,...

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    Updated Oct 26, 2023
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    Branko L. Milanovic (2023). Globalization and Income Distribution Dataset 1975-2002 - Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola...and 188 more [Dataset]. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1786
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 26, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Branko L. Milanovic
    Time period covered
    1975 - 2002
    Area covered
    Angola
    Description

    Abstract

    Dataset used in World Bank Policy Research Working Paper #2876, published in World Bank Economic Review, No. 1, 2005, pp. 21-44.

    The effects of globalization on income distribution in rich and poor countries are a matter of controversy. While international trade theory in its most abstract formulation implies that increased trade and foreign investment should make income distribution more equal in poor countries and less equal in rich countries, finding these effects has proved elusive. The author presents another attempt to discern the effects of globalization by using data from household budget surveys and looking at the impact of openness and foreign direct investment on relative income shares of low and high deciles. The author finds some evidence that at very low average income levels, it is the rich who benefit from openness. As income levels rise to those of countries such as Chile, Colombia, or Czech Republic, for example, the situation changes, and it is the relative income of the poor and the middle class that rises compared with the rich. It seems that openness makes income distribution worse before making it better-or differently in that the effect of openness on a country's income distribution depends on the country's initial income level.

    Kind of data

    Aggregate data [agg]

  15. World Development Indicators Data Package

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    Updated Jan 20, 2021
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    John Snow Labs (2021). World Development Indicators Data Package [Dataset]. https://www.johnsnowlabs.com/marketplace/world-development-indicators-data-package/
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 20, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    John Snow Labs
    Description

    This data package contains data on World Development Indicators on Population and Economy, Poverty and Shared Prosperity, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets and Global links.

  16. National income per capita worldwide 1970-2021, by region

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    Statista, National income per capita worldwide 1970-2021, by region [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413457/national-income-per-capita-region/
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    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Latin America
    Description

    Since 1970, net national incomes per capita have grown in each region of the world. North America has experienced the largest increase, growing from nearly 4,500 U.S. dollars per capita in 1970 to $57,300 per capita in 2021. Europe and Central Asia follow behind North America, growing from 1,200 dollars per capita in 1970 to 22,000 in 2021. Other regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South Asia have not grown as high, but their growth is still significant, with net national incomes per capita in 2021 growing to between 10 and 20 times their 1970 levels.

  17. G

    Greece GR: Income Share Held by Highest 10%

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    Updated Feb 15, 2018
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    CEICdata.com (2018). Greece GR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/greece/poverty/gr-income-share-held-by-highest-10
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2018
    Dataset provided by
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2004 - Dec 1, 2015
    Area covered
    Greece
    Description

    Greece GR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data was reported at 26.200 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.100 % for 2014. Greece GR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data is updated yearly, averaging 26.000 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2015, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.700 % in 2006 and a record low of 24.600 % in 2003. Greece GR: Income Share Held by Highest 10% data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

  18. w

    Measuring Income Inequality (Deininger and Squire) Database 1890-1996 -...

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    Updated Oct 26, 2023
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    Klaus W. Deininger and Lyn Squire (2023). Measuring Income Inequality (Deininger and Squire) Database 1890-1996 - Argentina, Australia, Austria...and 99 more [Dataset]. https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1790
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 26, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Klaus W. Deininger and Lyn Squire
    Time period covered
    1890 - 1996
    Area covered
    Austria...and 99 more, Australia, Argentina
    Description

    Abstract

    This file contains data on Gini coefficients, cumulative quintile shares, explanations regarding the basis on which the Gini coefficient was computed, and the source of the information. There are two data-sets, one containing the "high quality" sample and the other one including all the information (of lower quality) that had been collected.

    The database was constructed for the production of the following paper:

    Deininger, Klaus and Lyn Squire, "A New Data Set Measuring Income Inequality", The World Bank Economic Review, 10(3): 565-91, 1996.

    This article presents a new data set on inequality in the distribution of income. The authors explain the criteria they applied in selecting data on Gini coefficients and on individual quintile groups’ income shares. Comparison of the new data set with existing compilations reveals that the data assembled here represent an improvement in quality and a significant expansion in coverage, although differences in the definition of the underlying data might still affect intertemporal and international comparability. Based on this new data set, the authors do not find a systematic link between growth and changes in aggregate inequality. They do find a strong positive relationship between growth and reduction of poverty.

    Geographic coverage

    In what follows, we provide brief descriptions of main features for individual countries that are included in the data-base. Without being comprehensive, these notes are intended to indicate some of the considerations underlying our decision to include or exclude certain observations.

    Argentina Various permanent household surveys, all covering urban centers only, have been regularly conducted since 1972 and are quoted in a wide variety of sources and years, e.g., for 1980 (World Bank 1992), 1985 (Altimir 1994), and 1989 (World Bank 1992). Estimates for 1963, 1965, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1974, 1975, 1980, and 1981 (Altimir 1987) are based only on Greater Buenos Aires. Estimates for 1961, 1963, 1970 (Jain 1975) and for 1970 (van Ginneken 1984) have only limited geographic coverage and do not satisfy our minimum criteria.

    Despite the many urban surveys, there are no income distribution data that are representative of the population as a whole. References to national income distribution for the years 1953, 1959, and 1961(CEPAL 1968 in Altimir 1986 ) are based on extrapolation from national accounts and have therefore not been included. Data for 1953 and 1961 from Weisskoff (1970) , from Lecaillon (1984) , and from Cromwell (1977) are also excluded.

    Australia Household surveys, the result of which is reported in the statistical yearbook, have been conducted in 1968/9, 1975/6, 1978/9, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1989, and 1990.

    Data for 1962 (Cromwell, 1977) and 1966/67 (Sawyer 1976) were excluded as they covered only tax payers. Jain's data for 1970 was excluded because it covered income recipients only. Data from Podder (1972) for 1967/68, from Jain (1975) for the same year, from UN (1985) for 78/79, from Sunders and Hobbes (1993) for 1986 and for 1989 were excluded given the availability of the primary sources. Data from Bishop (1991) for 1981/82, from Buhman (1988) for 1981/82, from Kakwani (1986) for 1975/76, and from Sunders and Hobbes (1993) for 1986 were utilized to test for the effect of different definitions. The values for 1967 used by Persson and Tabellini and Alesina and Rodrik (based on Paukert and Jain) are close to the ones reported in the Statistical Yearbook for 1969.

    Austria: In addition to data referring to the employed population (Guger 1989), national household surveys for 1987 and 1991 are included in the LIS data base. As these data do not include income from self-employment, we do not report them in our high quality data-set.

    Bahamas Data for Ginis and shares are available for 1973, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1993 in government reports on population censuses and household budget surveys, and for 1973 and 1975 from UN (1981). Estimates for 1970 (Jain 1975), 1973, 1975, 1977, and 1979 (Fields 1989) have been excluded given the availability of primary sources.

    Bangladesh Data from household surveys for 1973/74, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1981/82, and 1985/86 are available from the Statistical Yearbook, complemented by household-survey based information from Chen (1995) and the World Development Report. Household surveys with rural coverage for 1959, 1960, 1963/64, 1965, 1966/67 and 1968/69, and with urban coverage for 1963/64, 1965, 1966/67, and 1968/69 are also available from the Statistical yearbook. Data for 1963/64 ,1964 and 1966/67, (Jain 1975) are not included due to limited geographic coverage, We also excluded secondary sources for 1973/74, 1976/77, 1981/82 (Fields 1989), 1977 (UN 1981), 1983 (Milanovic 1994), and 1985/86 due to availability of the primary source.

    Barbados National household surveys have been conducted in 1951/52 and 1978/79 (Downs, 1988). Estimates based on personal tax returns, reported consistently for 1951-1981 (Holder and Prescott, 1989), had to be excluded as they exclude the non-wage earning population. Jain's figure (used by Alesina and Rodrik) is based on the same source.

    Belgium Household surveys with national coverage are available for 1978/79 (UN 1985), and for 1985, 1988, and 1992 (LIS 1995). Earlier data for 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977 (UN 1981) refer to taxable households only and are not included.

    Bolivia The only survey with national coverage is the 1990 LSMS (World Development Report). Surveys for 1986 and 1989 cover the main cities only (Psacharopoulos et al. 1992) and are therefore not included. Data for 1968 (Cromwell 1977) do not refer to a clear definition and is therefore excluded.

    Botswana The only survey with national coverage was conducted in 1985-1986 (Chen et al 1993); surveys in 74/75 and 85/86 included rural areas only (UN 1981). We excluded Gini estimates for 1971/72 that refer to the economically active population only (Jain 1975), as well as 1974/75 and 1985/86 (Valentine 1993) due to lack of national coverage or consistency in definition.

    Brazil Data from 1960, 1970, 1974/75, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989 are available from the statistical yearbook, in addition to data for 1978 (Fields 1987) and for 1979 (Psacharopoulos et al. 1992). Other sources have been excluded as they were either not of national coverage, based on wage earners only, or because a more consistent source was available.

    Bulgaria: Data from household surveys are available for 1963-69 (in two year intervals), for 1970-90 (on an annual basis) from the Statistical yearbook and for 1991 - 93 from household surveys by the World Bank (Milanovic and Ying).

    Burkina Faso A priority survey has been undertaken in 1995.

    Central African Republic: Except for a household survey conducted in 1992, no information was available.

    Cameroon The only data are from a 1983/4 household budget survey (World Bank Poverty Assessment).

    Canada Gini- and share data for the 1950-61 (in irregular intervals), 1961-81 (biennially), and 1981-91 (annually) are available from official sources (Statistical Yearbook for years before 1971 and Income Distributions by Size in Canada for years since 1973, various issues). All other references seem to be based on these primary sources.

    Chad: An estimate for 1958 is available in the literature, and used by Alesina and Rodrik and Persson and Tabellini but was not included due to lack of primary sources.

    Chile The first nation-wide survey that included not only employment income was carried out in 1968 (UN 1981). This is complemented by household survey-based data for 1971 (Fields 1989), 1989, and 1994. Other data that refer either only to part of the population or -as in the case of a long series available from World Bank country operations- are not clearly based on primary sources, are excluded.

    China Annual household surveys from 1980 to 1992, conducted separately in rural and urban areas, were consolidated by Ying (1995), based on the statistical yearbook. Data from other secondary sources are excluded due to limited geographic and population coverage and data from Chen et al (1993) for 1985 and 1990 have not been included, to maintain consistency of sources..

    Colombia The first household survey with national coverage was conducted in 1970 (DANE 1970). In addition, there are data for 1971, 1972, 1974 CEPAL (1986), and for 1978, 1988/89, and 1991 (World Bank Poverty Assessment 1992 and Chen et al. 1995). Data referring to years before 1970 -including the 1964 estimate used in Persson and Tabellini were excluded, as were estimates for the wage earning population only.

    Costa Rica Data on Gini coefficients and quintile shares are available for 1961, 1971 (Cespedes 1973),1977 (OPNPE 1982), 1979 (Fields 1989), 1981 (Chen et al 1993), 1983 (Bourguignon and Morrison 1989), 1986 (Sauma-Fiatt 1990), and 1989 (Chen et al 1993). Gini coefficients for 1971 (Gonzalez-Vega and Cespedes in Rottenberg 1993), 1973 and 1985 (Bourguignon and Morrison 1989) cover urban areas only and were excluded.

    Cote d'Ivoire: Data based on national-level household surveys (LSMS) are available for 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1995. Information for the 1970s (Schneider 1991) is based on national accounting information and therefore excluded

    Cuba Official information on income distribution is limited. Data from secondary sources are available for 1953, 1962, 1973, and 1978, relying on personal wage income, i.e. excluding the population that is not economically active (Brundenius 1984).

    Czech Republic Household surveys for 1993 and 1994 were obtained from Milanovic and Ying. While it is in principle possible to go back further, splitting national level surveys for the former Czechoslovakia into their independent parts, we decided not to do so as the same argument could be used to

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    Japan JP: Income Share Held by Lowest 20%

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    CEICdata.com (2023). Japan JP: Income Share Held by Lowest 20% [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/japan/poverty/jp-income-share-held-by-lowest-20
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2008
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    Japan JP: Income Share Held by Lowest 20% data was reported at 7.400 % in 2008. Japan JP: Income Share Held by Lowest 20% data is updated yearly, averaging 7.400 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2008, with 1 observations. Japan JP: Income Share Held by Lowest 20% data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank.WDI: Poverty. Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.; ; World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).; ; The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than one thousand six hundred household surveys across 164 countries in six regions and 25 other high income countries (industrialized economies). While income distribution data are published for all countries with data available, poverty data are published for low- and middle-income countries and countries eligible to receive loans from the World Bank (such as Chile) and recently graduated countries (such as Estonia) only. See PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/WhatIsNew.aspx) for definitions of geographical regions and industrialized countries.

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    Gross National Income for United States

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    (2025). Gross National Income for United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MKTGNIUSA646NWDB
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    Jul 2, 2025
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    United States
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    Graph and download economic data for Gross National Income for United States (MKTGNIUSA646NWDB) from 1960 to 2024 about GNI, income, and USA.

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(2025). Income Distribution Database [Dataset]. https://data360.worldbank.org/en/dataset/OECD_IDD

Income Distribution Database

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Apr 18, 2025
Time period covered
1974 - 2023
Area covered
Portugal, Croatia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Denmark, Iceland, Slovak Republic, Romania, Belgium, Lithuania
Description

The OECD Income Distribution database (IDD) has been developed to benchmark and monitor countries' performance in the field of income inequality and poverty. It contains a number of standardised indicators based on the central concept of "equivalised household disposable income", i.e. the total income received by the households less the current taxes and transfers they pay, adjusted for household size with an equivalence scale. While household income is only one of the factors shaping people's economic well-being, it is also the one for which comparable data for all OECD countries are most common. Income distribution has a long-standing tradition among household-level statistics, with regular data collections going back to the 1980s (and sometimes earlier) in many OECD countries.

Achieving comparability in this field is a challenge, as national practices differ widely in terms of concepts, measures, and statistical sources. In order to maximise international comparability as well as inter-temporal consistency of data, the IDD data collection and compilation process is based on a common set of statistical conventions (e.g. on income concepts and components). The information obtained by the OECD through a network of national data providers, via a standardized questionnaire, is based on national sources that are deemed to be most representative for each country.

Small changes in estimates between years should be treated with caution as they may not be statistically significant.

Fore more details, please refer to: https://www.oecd.org/els/soc/IDD-Metadata.pdf and https://www.oecd.org/social/income-distribution-database.htm

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