Pre-tax factor income (United States)
Adults | Individuals | Average
Age
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Description
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Children
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The population is comprised of individuals below age 20.
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Adults
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The population is comprised of individuals over age 20.
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All Ages
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The population is comprised of individuals of all ages.
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Population
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Description
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Female
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The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only.
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Male
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The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only.
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Individuals
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples.
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Equal-split adults
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.
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Tax unit
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The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes.
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Type
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Description
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Average
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The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile.
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Shares
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The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile.
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Thresholds
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The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile.
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Group percentiles
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Description
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All
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Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 1%
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Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 10%
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Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 90%
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Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 50%
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Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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...and so on...
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Factor national income is the sum of all pretax personal income flows of personal sector accruing directly or indirectly to the individual owners of the production factors, labor and capital, before taking into account the operation of the tax/transfer system, and before taking into account the operation of pension system.
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1913-1961)
Year
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Top 1%
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Unit
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1913
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269,969.70
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USD
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1914
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249,220.40
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USD
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1915
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246,702.90
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USD
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1916
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305,207.90
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USD
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1917
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295,974.60
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USD
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1918
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293,828.10
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USD
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1919
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305,274.00
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USD
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1920
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265,594.80
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USD
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1921
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235,989.10
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USD
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1922
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250,340.00
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USD
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1923
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269,766.50
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USD
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1924
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276,654.80
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USD
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1925
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313,890.20
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USD
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1926
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346,515.20
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USD
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1927
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327,693.70
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USD
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1928
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346,639.70
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USD
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1929
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359,580.90
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USD
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1930
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279,851.60
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USD
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1931
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211,440.90
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USD
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1932
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165,539.90
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USD
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1933
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173,430.90
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USD
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1934
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218,364.20
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USD
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1935
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244,854.90
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USD
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1936
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296,280.90
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USD
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1937
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311,555.00
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USD
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1938
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262,539.40
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USD
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1939
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299,082.90
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USD
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1940
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339,132.30
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USD
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1941
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405,054.30
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USD
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1942
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456,015.50
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USD
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1943
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489,797.40
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USD
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1944
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442,522.80
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USD
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1945
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411,947.40
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USD
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1946
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361,440.60
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USD
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1947
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356,797.30
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USD
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1948
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401,193.30
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USD
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1949
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374,611.90
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USD
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1950
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420,779.00
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USD
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1951
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427,392.80
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USD
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1952
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418,245.30
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USD
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1953
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404,554.40
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USD
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1954
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401,516.70
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USD
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1955
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446,305.20
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USD
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1956
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434,064.00
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USD
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1957
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428,580.20
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USD
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1958
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397,344.80
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USD
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1959
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436,578.70
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USD
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1960
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430,466.20
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USD
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1961
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431,390.90
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USD
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Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1913-1961)
Year
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Top 10%
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Unit
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1913
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62,359.50
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USD
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1914
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56,905.80
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USD
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1915
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57,153.20
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USD
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1916
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67,962.50
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USD
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1917
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67,728.40
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USD
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1918
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70,676.70
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USD
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1919
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69,377.60
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USD
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1920
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65,282.50
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USD
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1921
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61,813.50
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USD
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1922
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66,063.60
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USD
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1923
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71,235.70
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USD
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1924
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73,141.20
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USD
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1925
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77,018.50
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USD
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1926
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81,145.80
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USD
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1927
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78,760.60
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USD
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1928
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81,111.80
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USD
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1929
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83,059.10
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USD
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1930
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73,359.00
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USD
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1931
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65,260.60
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USD
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1932
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56,731.30
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USD
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1933
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55,431.90
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USD
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1934
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63,500.60
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USD
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1935
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68,063.40
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USD
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1936
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76,489.30
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USD
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1937
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79,568.10
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USD
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1938
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73,824.20
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USD
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1939
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81,091.00
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USD
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1940
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87,385.70
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USD
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1941
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99,507.40
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USD
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1942
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107,712.60
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USD
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1943
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117,812.40
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USD
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1944
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116,361.70
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USD
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1945
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111,672.80
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USD
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1946
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100,622.80
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USD
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1947
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96,857.80
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USD
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1948
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104,726.70
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USD
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1949
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100,288.10
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USD
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1950
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110,018.10
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USD
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1951
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114,789.30
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USD
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1952
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115,182.80
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USD
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1953
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116,085.10
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USD
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1954
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114,685.10
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USD
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1955
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124,040.00
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USD
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1956
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124,521.40
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USD
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1957
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124,836.30
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USD
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1958
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121,020.80
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USD
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1959
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129,449.50
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USD
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1960
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130,570.90
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USD
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1961
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132,405.90
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USD
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Percentiles combined in one chart (1913-1961)
Available series for this indicator (Pre-tax factor income)
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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