Global income is highly unequally divided. While the richest 10 percent earned more than half of the pre-tax national income worldwide, the bottom half earned only eight percent. Global wealth is even more unequally divided.
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World Inequality Lab. (April 18, 2024). Share of pre-tax national income held by the richest 10 percent compared to the poorest 50 percent worldwide from 1980 to 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1417931/income-held-richest-percent-world/
World Inequality Lab. "Share of pre-tax national income held by the richest 10 percent compared to the poorest 50 percent worldwide from 1980 to 2022." Chart. April 18, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1417931/income-held-richest-percent-world/
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World Inequality Lab. "Share of Pre-tax National Income Held by The Richest 10 Percent Compared to The Poorest 50 Percent Worldwide from 1980 to 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Apr 2024, /statistics/1417931/income-held-richest-percent-world/
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Share of pre-tax national income held by the richest 10 percent compared to the poorest 50 percent worldwide from 1980 to 2022 [Graph], World Inequality Lab, April 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1417931/income-held-richest-percent-world/
