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This is a list of the world's countries measuring the income of the richest one percent each (before taxes and transfers). The source of the data is the United Nations Development Programme, and refers to the latest available date. [1] Countries unlisted have no data available.
UBS publishes various statistics relevant for calculating net wealth. These figures are influenced by real estate prices, equity market prices, exchange rates, liabilities, debts, adult percentage of the population, human resources, natural resources and capital and technological advancements, which may create new assets or render others worthless in the future.
Percent of world net worth (PPP) Percent of world net worth (exchange rates) Real GDP per capita (PPP) Real GDP per capita (exchange rates) Percent of world GDP (PPP) Percent of world GDP (exchange rates) United States: 4.67 71.39 143,727 143,727 25.4 32.65 35,619 35,619 21.97 31.49 Canada: 0.5 74.18 89,252 70,916 1.7 1.74 28,731 22,828 1.91 2. ...
In the rarefied top 0.1 percent, the average earnings were more than $2.8 million in 2022. Here is how a few remaining categories break down by cohort and year. Category
GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living; [1] [2] however, this is inaccurate because GDP per capita is not a measure of personal income. Measures of personal income include average wage, real income, median income, disposable income and GNI per capita.
A study by the World Institute for Development Economics Research at United Nations University reports that the richest 1% of adults alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000, and that the richest 10% of adults accounted for 85% of the world total. The bottom half of the world adult population owned 1% of global wealth. [13]
Being in the top 1% of earners in the U.S. is something many of us can only dream of. A big house, fancy cars, lavish dinners and extravagant vacations are just a few parts of what most imagine ...
But you might still rank among America's wealthiest, even if you don't crack the top 1%. To be in the top 5%, you'll need an annual income of at least $342,987, while the top 10% starts at ...