Post-tax national income (United States)
Adults | Equal-split adults | Threshold
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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Post-tax national income is the sum of primary incomes over all sectors (private and public), minus taxes.
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1962-2014)
Year
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Top 1%
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Unit
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1962
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161,576.90
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USD
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1964
|
178,760.50
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USD
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1966
|
189,303.00
|
USD
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1967
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185,700.80
|
USD
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1968
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189,752.00
|
USD
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1969
|
177,434.40
|
USD
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1970
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174,270.10
|
USD
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1971
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179,431.40
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USD
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1972
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186,878.50
|
USD
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1973
|
200,906.10
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USD
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1974
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187,005.90
|
USD
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1975
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183,604.00
|
USD
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1976
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187,303.50
|
USD
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1977
|
197,654.10
|
USD
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1978
|
203,327.60
|
USD
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1979
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204,134.60
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USD
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1980
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190,376.50
|
USD
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1981
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195,860.60
|
USD
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1982
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189,064.20
|
USD
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1983
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198,691.20
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USD
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1984
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226,287.80
|
USD
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1985
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224,931.00
|
USD
|
1986
|
224,560.70
|
USD
|
1987
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240,938.00
|
USD
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1988
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257,749.60
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USD
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1989
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260,566.10
|
USD
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1990
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257,719.90
|
USD
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1991
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259,145.30
|
USD
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1992
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269,415.80
|
USD
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1993
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266,066.80
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USD
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1994
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276,403.30
|
USD
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1995
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288,144.20
|
USD
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1996
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303,868.30
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USD
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1997
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316,242.60
|
USD
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1998
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337,578.40
|
USD
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1999
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349,955.60
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USD
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2000
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363,531.10
|
USD
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2001
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354,527.20
|
USD
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2002
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356,608.00
|
USD
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2003
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362,390.50
|
USD
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2004
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374,802.40
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USD
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2005
|
382,787.90
|
USD
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2006
|
402,633.00
|
USD
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2007
|
388,245.20
|
USD
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2008
|
371,140.60
|
USD
|
2009
|
347,099.20
|
USD
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2010
|
360,004.30
|
USD
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2011
|
373,714.30
|
USD
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2012
|
395,374.80
|
USD
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2013
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393,357.90
|
USD
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2014
|
407,978.30
|
USD
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Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1962-2014)
Year
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Top 10%
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Unit
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1962
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53,408.30
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USD
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1964
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58,491.50
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USD
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1966
|
63,310.00
|
USD
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1967
|
63,320.90
|
USD
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1968
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65,391.50
|
USD
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1969
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66,190.30
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USD
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1970
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64,955.20
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USD
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1971
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64,836.60
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USD
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1972
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67,912.00
|
USD
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1973
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69,860.50
|
USD
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1974
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67,658.30
|
USD
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1975
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65,958.60
|
USD
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1976
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68,409.70
|
USD
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1977
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70,024.10
|
USD
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1978
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73,585.20
|
USD
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1979
|
72,223.10
|
USD
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1980
|
71,220.00
|
USD
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1981
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71,882.30
|
USD
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1982
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70,574.50
|
USD
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1983
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73,011.70
|
USD
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1984
|
77,895.20
|
USD
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1985
|
79,461.60
|
USD
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1986
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81,171.50
|
USD
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1987
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81,517.40
|
USD
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1988
|
83,720.20
|
USD
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1989
|
85,242.30
|
USD
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1990
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85,011.80
|
USD
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1991
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83,617.60
|
USD
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1992
|
84,866.00
|
USD
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1993
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86,061.10
|
USD
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1994
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89,509.70
|
USD
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1995
|
91,954.20
|
USD
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1996
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94,245.50
|
USD
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1997
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97,445.10
|
USD
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1998
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100,825.40
|
USD
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1999
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103,516.30
|
USD
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2000
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106,616.60
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USD
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2001
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106,498.30
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USD
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2002
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106,156.30
|
USD
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2003
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108,582.40
|
USD
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2004
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110,081.80
|
USD
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2005
|
112,165.80
|
USD
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2006
|
114,491.00
|
USD
|
2007
|
113,829.20
|
USD
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2008
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109,810.50
|
USD
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2009
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106,692.20
|
USD
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2010
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107,886.60
|
USD
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2011
|
110,655.40
|
USD
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2012
|
113,436.20
|
USD
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2013
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114,864.90
|
USD
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2014
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117,173.90
|
USD
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Chart for the Top 20% of the population (1962-2014)
Year
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Top 20%
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Unit
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1962
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41,577.30
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USD
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1964
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44,690.10
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USD
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1966
|
48,579.40
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USD
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1967
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49,012.80
|
USD
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1968
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50,503.20
|
USD
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1969
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51,728.50
|
USD
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1970
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49,904.60
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USD
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1971
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50,763.50
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USD
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1972
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52,017.70
|
USD
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1973
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53,422.80
|
USD
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1974
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52,109.50
|
USD
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1975
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50,529.70
|
USD
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1976
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52,313.30
|
USD
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1977
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53,466.70
|
USD
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1978
|
55,511.60
|
USD
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1979
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55,211.80
|
USD
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1980
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54,510.70
|
USD
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1981
|
54,350.10
|
USD
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1982
|
53,816.00
|
USD
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1983
|
54,928.30
|
USD
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1984
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57,877.50
|
USD
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1985
|
59,280.90
|
USD
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1986
|
60,775.60
|
USD
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1987
|
61,439.20
|
USD
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1988
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62,983.90
|
USD
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1989
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63,838.70
|
USD
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1990
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63,893.10
|
USD
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1991
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63,058.70
|
USD
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1992
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63,817.90
|
USD
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1993
|
64,545.80
|
USD
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1994
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66,851.00
|
USD
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1995
|
68,335.80
|
USD
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1996
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69,874.30
|
USD
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1997
|
72,176.00
|
USD
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1998
|
74,536.10
|
USD
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1999
|
76,166.80
|
USD
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2000
|
78,310.10
|
USD
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2001
|
78,192.20
|
USD
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2002
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78,068.30
|
USD
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2003
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79,618.10
|
USD
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2004
|
80,988.80
|
USD
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2005
|
82,280.30
|
USD
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2006
|
83,490.80
|
USD
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2007
|
82,817.60
|
USD
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2008
|
80,826.20
|
USD
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2009
|
78,970.90
|
USD
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2010
|
78,879.90
|
USD
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2011
|
80,578.60
|
USD
|
2012
|
81,718.10
|
USD
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2013
|
83,114.50
|
USD
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2014
|
84,258.70
|
USD
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Chart for the Top 50% of the population (1962-2014)
Year
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Top 50%
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Unit
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1962
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25,690.10
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USD
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1964
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27,602.70
|
USD
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1966
|
30,714.70
|
USD
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1967
|
30,747.20
|
USD
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1968
|
31,819.90
|
USD
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1969
|
32,817.00
|
USD
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1970
|
31,949.50
|
USD
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1971
|
31,915.70
|
USD
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1972
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32,992.70
|
USD
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1973
|
33,788.80
|
USD
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1974
|
33,408.90
|
USD
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1975
|
32,015.00
|
USD
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1976
|
33,473.20
|
USD
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1977
|
34,149.70
|
USD
|
1978
|
35,178.90
|
USD
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1979
|
35,216.20
|
USD
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1980
|
34,514.30
|
USD
|
1981
|
34,313.20
|
USD
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1982
|
33,044.90
|
USD
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1983
|
33,002.20
|
USD
|
1984
|
34,378.30
|
USD
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1985
|
35,106.10
|
USD
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1986
|
35,641.30
|
USD
|
1987
|
36,743.00
|
USD
|
1988
|
37,209.00
|
USD
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1989
|
37,968.20
|
USD
|
1990
|
38,121.10
|
USD
|
1991
|
37,489.70
|
USD
|
1992
|
37,549.80
|
USD
|
1993
|
38,267.60
|
USD
|
1994
|
39,371.40
|
USD
|
1995
|
39,521.40
|
USD
|
1996
|
40,567.20
|
USD
|
1997
|
41,610.90
|
USD
|
1998
|
43,317.60
|
USD
|
1999
|
44,406.10
|
USD
|
2000
|
45,836.50
|
USD
|
2001
|
45,962.40
|
USD
|
2002
|
45,436.50
|
USD
|
2003
|
45,399.80
|
USD
|
2004
|
46,260.60
|
USD
|
2005
|
46,672.10
|
USD
|
2006
|
47,303.20
|
USD
|
2007
|
46,998.10
|
USD
|
2008
|
46,539.90
|
USD
|
2009
|
44,377.40
|
USD
|
2010
|
44,713.90
|
USD
|
2011
|
45,227.30
|
USD
|
2012
|
45,264.40
|
USD
|
2013
|
46,271.00
|
USD
|
2014
|
46,763.00
|
USD
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Percentiles combined in one chart (1962-2014)
Available series for this indicator (Post-tax national income)
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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