Interest (United States)
Adults | Tax unit | 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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Interest is payments from borrowers to lenders above repayments of the principal sum. Reported on income tax returns before any specific deduction.
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1916-2015)
Year
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Top 1%
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Unit
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1916
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26,950.00
|
USD
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1917
|
31,652.90
|
USD
|
1918
|
25,785.00
|
USD
|
1919
|
23,787.60
|
USD
|
1920
|
18,240.80
|
USD
|
1921
|
18,878.70
|
USD
|
1922
|
23,025.20
|
USD
|
1923
|
21,947.40
|
USD
|
1924
|
23,301.20
|
USD
|
1925
|
24,712.40
|
USD
|
1926
|
26,641.00
|
USD
|
1927
|
29,009.80
|
USD
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1928
|
31,076.80
|
USD
|
1929
|
30,199.10
|
USD
|
1930
|
24,715.90
|
USD
|
1931
|
21,862.60
|
USD
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1932
|
18,743.10
|
USD
|
1933
|
16,442.50
|
USD
|
1934
|
15,324.80
|
USD
|
1935
|
14,198.70
|
USD
|
1936
|
12,302.90
|
USD
|
1937
|
12,372.50
|
USD
|
1938
|
10,799.50
|
USD
|
1939
|
11,069.90
|
USD
|
1940
|
10,250.80
|
USD
|
1941
|
8,674.90
|
USD
|
1942
|
7,888.90
|
USD
|
1943
|
7,383.60
|
USD
|
1944
|
6,431.90
|
USD
|
1945
|
6,561.00
|
USD
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1946
|
6,523.00
|
USD
|
1947
|
5,719.50
|
USD
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1948
|
6,085.10
|
USD
|
1949
|
6,511.20
|
USD
|
1950
|
7,216.00
|
USD
|
1951
|
6,661.20
|
USD
|
1952
|
6,824.00
|
USD
|
1953
|
6,725.60
|
USD
|
1954
|
7,584.50
|
USD
|
1955
|
7,695.80
|
USD
|
1956
|
8,040.80
|
USD
|
1957
|
8,523.00
|
USD
|
1958
|
8,772.80
|
USD
|
1959
|
9,568.60
|
USD
|
1960
|
9,949.00
|
USD
|
1961
|
10,109.70
|
USD
|
1962
|
11,552.80
|
USD
|
1963
|
12,644.00
|
USD
|
1964
|
12,928.70
|
USD
|
1965
|
13,901.30
|
USD
|
1966
|
15,062.50
|
USD
|
1967
|
15,689.90
|
USD
|
1968
|
17,253.40
|
USD
|
1969
|
18,649.70
|
USD
|
1970
|
20,424.90
|
USD
|
1971
|
20,734.40
|
USD
|
1972
|
20,728.70
|
USD
|
1973
|
22,672.90
|
USD
|
1974
|
26,886.70
|
USD
|
1975
|
23,406.80
|
USD
|
1976
|
22,286.50
|
USD
|
1977
|
21,682.00
|
USD
|
1978
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21,745.20
|
USD
|
1979
|
26,620.60
|
USD
|
1980
|
34,081.00
|
USD
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1981
|
43,938.40
|
USD
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1982
|
44,314.70
|
USD
|
1983
|
36,257.20
|
USD
|
1984
|
45,067.40
|
USD
|
1985
|
46,135.20
|
USD
|
1986
|
38,181.90
|
USD
|
1987
|
50,227.30
|
USD
|
1988
|
62,917.50
|
USD
|
1989
|
71,328.50
|
USD
|
1990
|
70,050.30
|
USD
|
1991
|
63,437.40
|
USD
|
1992
|
45,952.00
|
USD
|
1993
|
37,234.40
|
USD
|
1994
|
37,087.90
|
USD
|
1995
|
39,854.70
|
USD
|
1996
|
40,732.10
|
USD
|
1997
|
42,006.20
|
USD
|
1998
|
43,343.10
|
USD
|
1999
|
43,559.60
|
USD
|
2000
|
50,648.30
|
USD
|
2001
|
45,966.80
|
USD
|
2002
|
38,236.20
|
USD
|
2003
|
34,779.40
|
USD
|
2004
|
37,400.60
|
USD
|
2005
|
52,163.30
|
USD
|
2006
|
70,143.80
|
USD
|
2007
|
81,758.70
|
USD
|
2008
|
58,253.50
|
USD
|
2009
|
39,815.70
|
USD
|
2010
|
38,500.00
|
USD
|
2011
|
32,866.60
|
USD
|
2012
|
34,315.20
|
USD
|
2013
|
30,607.40
|
USD
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2014
|
28,229.90
|
USD
|
2015
|
34,092.70
|
USD
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Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1918-2015)
Year
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Top 10%
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Unit
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1918
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4,820.50
|
USD
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1919
|
4,120.00
|
USD
|
1920
|
3,720.50
|
USD
|
1921
|
3,831.30
|
USD
|
1922
|
4,498.60
|
USD
|
1923
|
5,068.80
|
USD
|
1924
|
5,499.00
|
USD
|
1925
|
5,471.20
|
USD
|
1926
|
5,758.80
|
USD
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1927
|
6,142.80
|
USD
|
1928
|
6,375.80
|
USD
|
1929
|
6,199.70
|
USD
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1930
|
6,002.40
|
USD
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1931
|
5,847.60
|
USD
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1932
|
4,864.40
|
USD
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1933
|
4,016.40
|
USD
|
1934
|
3,629.20
|
USD
|
1935
|
3,459.20
|
USD
|
1936
|
3,073.20
|
USD
|
1937
|
2,530.70
|
USD
|
1938
|
2,383.50
|
USD
|
1939
|
2,287.40
|
USD
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1940
|
1,997.30
|
USD
|
1941
|
1,721.00
|
USD
|
1942
|
1,400.40
|
USD
|
1943
|
1,309.10
|
USD
|
1944
|
1,214.60
|
USD
|
1945
|
1,219.70
|
USD
|
1946
|
1,230.90
|
USD
|
1947
|
1,088.60
|
USD
|
1948
|
1,142.10
|
USD
|
1949
|
1,260.00
|
USD
|
1950
|
1,336.00
|
USD
|
1951
|
1,297.90
|
USD
|
1952
|
1,312.10
|
USD
|
1953
|
1,343.70
|
USD
|
1954
|
1,347.00
|
USD
|
1955
|
1,378.80
|
USD
|
1956
|
1,452.40
|
USD
|
1957
|
1,858.40
|
USD
|
1958
|
1,943.30
|
USD
|
1959
|
2,186.80
|
USD
|
1960
|
2,350.80
|
USD
|
1961
|
2,534.00
|
USD
|
1962
|
2,914.40
|
USD
|
1963
|
3,446.00
|
USD
|
1964
|
3,709.00
|
USD
|
1965
|
4,052.20
|
USD
|
1966
|
4,182.40
|
USD
|
1967
|
4,461.70
|
USD
|
1968
|
4,872.50
|
USD
|
1969
|
5,037.50
|
USD
|
1970
|
5,521.50
|
USD
|
1971
|
5,744.00
|
USD
|
1972
|
5,904.50
|
USD
|
1973
|
6,575.80
|
USD
|
1974
|
7,547.00
|
USD
|
1975
|
6,776.90
|
USD
|
1976
|
6,940.40
|
USD
|
1977
|
7,054.80
|
USD
|
1978
|
7,061.60
|
USD
|
1979
|
8,088.00
|
USD
|
1980
|
10,315.20
|
USD
|
1981
|
13,197.20
|
USD
|
1982
|
12,811.60
|
USD
|
1983
|
10,860.90
|
USD
|
1984
|
12,694.00
|
USD
|
1985
|
12,550.60
|
USD
|
1986
|
10,595.70
|
USD
|
1987
|
11,425.40
|
USD
|
1988
|
13,003.20
|
USD
|
1989
|
14,947.90
|
USD
|
1990
|
14,591.10
|
USD
|
1991
|
12,985.50
|
USD
|
1992
|
9,222.50
|
USD
|
1993
|
7,355.60
|
USD
|
1994
|
7,123.90
|
USD
|
1995
|
7,725.30
|
USD
|
1996
|
8,160.60
|
USD
|
1997
|
8,228.30
|
USD
|
1998
|
8,351.70
|
USD
|
1999
|
8,201.40
|
USD
|
2000
|
9,511.00
|
USD
|
2001
|
8,585.00
|
USD
|
2002
|
7,106.60
|
USD
|
2003
|
6,127.90
|
USD
|
2004
|
6,292.30
|
USD
|
2005
|
8,386.10
|
USD
|
2006
|
11,260.80
|
USD
|
2007
|
13,198.10
|
USD
|
2008
|
9,738.60
|
USD
|
2009
|
6,812.60
|
USD
|
2010
|
5,971.80
|
USD
|
2011
|
5,074.00
|
USD
|
2012
|
5,001.00
|
USD
|
2013
|
4,470.90
|
USD
|
2014
|
4,103.20
|
USD
|
2015
|
4,697.80
|
USD
|
Percentiles combined in one chart (1916-2015)
Available series for this indicator (Interest)
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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