2021-12-30 10:00:02
𝙸𝚗𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢: 𝙰 𝙶𝚕𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚕 𝚂𝚗𝚊𝚙𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝
The latest World Inequality Report hit the headlines recently, reporting that the poorest 50% of our global population earn just 8.5% of global income, and own just 2% of global wealth.
At the other end of the spectrum, the top 10% of income earners earned 52% of global income, and the wealthiest 10% own 76% of global wealth.
Other snippets from the report:
- The Middle East & North Africa is the most unequal region in the world, with the top 10% earning 58% of the labor income.
- Female share of labor income globally has grown from 31% in 1990 to 35% today.
- Billionaires now own 3% of global wealth, up from 1% in 1995.
- While inequality has increased within most countries, over the past two decades, global inequalities between countries have declined.
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