Pre-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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Pre-tax national income is the sum of all pre-tax personal income flows accruing to the owners of the production factors, labor and capital, before taking into account the operation of the tax/transfer system, but after taking into account the operation of pension system. The central difference between personal factor income and pre-tax income is the treatment of pensions, which are counted on a contribution basis by factor income and on a distribution basis by pre-tax income.
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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187,330.90
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USD
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1964
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203,108.80
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USD
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1966
|
214,989.90
|
USD
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1967
|
216,756.00
|
USD
|
1968
|
225,929.50
|
USD
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1969
|
211,912.10
|
USD
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1970
|
206,494.90
|
USD
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1971
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213,627.10
|
USD
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1972
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222,036.90
|
USD
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1973
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235,647.90
|
USD
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1974
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222,347.20
|
USD
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1975
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217,992.70
|
USD
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1976
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223,912.40
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USD
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1977
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234,222.10
|
USD
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1978
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238,150.20
|
USD
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1979
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239,230.10
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USD
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1980
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225,986.20
|
USD
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1981
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227,650.40
|
USD
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1982
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217,849.00
|
USD
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1983
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223,783.70
|
USD
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1984
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250,271.70
|
USD
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1985
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250,175.50
|
USD
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1986
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257,528.90
|
USD
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1987
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279,092.60
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USD
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1988
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292,626.30
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USD
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1989
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301,500.70
|
USD
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1990
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298,863.70
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USD
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1991
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297,147.30
|
USD
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1992
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311,494.00
|
USD
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1993
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312,025.90
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USD
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1994
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324,634.70
|
USD
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1995
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340,087.30
|
USD
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1996
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360,951.10
|
USD
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1997
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373,742.70
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USD
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1998
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400,311.60
|
USD
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1999
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414,648.80
|
USD
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2000
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432,373.90
|
USD
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2001
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417,594.30
|
USD
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2002
|
421,320.00
|
USD
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2003
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421,657.90
|
USD
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2004
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439,007.30
|
USD
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2005
|
454,024.50
|
USD
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2006
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477,987.80
|
USD
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2007
|
471,178.30
|
USD
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2008
|
451,253.80
|
USD
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2009
|
413,487.30
|
USD
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2010
|
432,230.10
|
USD
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2011
|
450,036.80
|
USD
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2012
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470,282.40
|
USD
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2013
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472,458.80
|
USD
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2014
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487,889.80
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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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54,779.10
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USD
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1964
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59,486.50
|
USD
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1966
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64,559.70
|
USD
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1967
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65,148.60
|
USD
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1968
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67,136.70
|
USD
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1969
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68,412.60
|
USD
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1970
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67,599.40
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USD
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1971
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68,863.30
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USD
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1972
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71,764.60
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USD
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1973
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73,982.50
|
USD
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1974
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72,294.40
|
USD
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1975
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71,764.00
|
USD
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1976
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73,905.70
|
USD
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1977
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76,234.30
|
USD
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1978
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79,706.10
|
USD
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1979
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78,152.50
|
USD
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1980
|
77,246.20
|
USD
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1981
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77,887.00
|
USD
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1982
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75,999.30
|
USD
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1983
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78,663.40
|
USD
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1984
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83,351.40
|
USD
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1985
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84,933.50
|
USD
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1986
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86,529.70
|
USD
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1987
|
87,542.70
|
USD
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1988
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89,338.20
|
USD
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1989
|
91,194.70
|
USD
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1990
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91,448.70
|
USD
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1991
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90,526.30
|
USD
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1992
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91,596.10
|
USD
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1993
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92,950.90
|
USD
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1994
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96,586.90
|
USD
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1995
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99,192.10
|
USD
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1996
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101,498.20
|
USD
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1997
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104,405.80
|
USD
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1998
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107,845.10
|
USD
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1999
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110,426.00
|
USD
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2000
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113,480.20
|
USD
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2001
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114,768.40
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USD
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2002
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114,830.40
|
USD
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2003
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117,336.70
|
USD
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2004
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118,335.40
|
USD
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2005
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120,183.00
|
USD
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2006
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122,770.00
|
USD
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2007
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121,400.50
|
USD
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2008
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120,177.30
|
USD
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2009
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116,475.30
|
USD
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2010
|
119,235.90
|
USD
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2011
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122,329.20
|
USD
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2012
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123,352.80
|
USD
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2013
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124,616.40
|
USD
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2014
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126,766.10
|
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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41,253.40
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USD
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1964
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44,039.80
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USD
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1966
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47,949.60
|
USD
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1967
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48,404.80
|
USD
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1968
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49,914.60
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USD
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1969
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51,448.50
|
USD
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1970
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50,699.50
|
USD
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1971
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51,773.20
|
USD
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1972
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53,462.20
|
USD
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1973
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54,801.80
|
USD
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1974
|
54,220.80
|
USD
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1975
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52,858.40
|
USD
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1976
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54,514.60
|
USD
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1977
|
56,227.10
|
USD
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1978
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58,730.80
|
USD
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1979
|
58,166.90
|
USD
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1980
|
57,797.70
|
USD
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1981
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58,102.20
|
USD
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1982
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56,881.50
|
USD
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1983
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58,093.40
|
USD
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1984
|
60,718.10
|
USD
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1985
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61,597.80
|
USD
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1986
|
63,043.10
|
USD
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1987
|
64,050.70
|
USD
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1988
|
65,308.00
|
USD
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1989
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66,627.90
|
USD
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1990
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66,752.20
|
USD
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1991
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66,167.10
|
USD
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1992
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67,013.30
|
USD
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1993
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67,824.60
|
USD
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1994
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69,587.50
|
USD
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1995
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70,851.50
|
USD
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1996
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72,036.00
|
USD
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1997
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73,992.00
|
USD
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1998
|
76,029.30
|
USD
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1999
|
77,195.30
|
USD
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2000
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79,148.90
|
USD
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2001
|
80,295.80
|
USD
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2002
|
80,271.10
|
USD
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2003
|
81,906.70
|
USD
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2004
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82,690.60
|
USD
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2005
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83,428.60
|
USD
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2006
|
84,358.10
|
USD
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2007
|
83,417.80
|
USD
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2008
|
82,828.10
|
USD
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2009
|
81,416.20
|
USD
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2010
|
81,630.70
|
USD
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2011
|
83,610.30
|
USD
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2012
|
83,813.80
|
USD
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2013
|
84,847.50
|
USD
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2014
|
85,860.10
|
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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24,008.10
|
USD
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1964
|
25,635.10
|
USD
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1966
|
28,832.50
|
USD
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1967
|
29,225.50
|
USD
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1968
|
29,773.60
|
USD
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1969
|
30,869.10
|
USD
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1970
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30,102.80
|
USD
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1971
|
29,907.80
|
USD
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1972
|
30,825.10
|
USD
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1973
|
31,967.70
|
USD
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1974
|
31,313.50
|
USD
|
1975
|
29,901.70
|
USD
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1976
|
31,281.90
|
USD
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1977
|
31,735.50
|
USD
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1978
|
32,915.10
|
USD
|
1979
|
33,110.40
|
USD
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1980
|
32,322.90
|
USD
|
1981
|
32,306.80
|
USD
|
1982
|
31,155.00
|
USD
|
1983
|
31,420.10
|
USD
|
1984
|
32,644.10
|
USD
|
1985
|
33,216.60
|
USD
|
1986
|
33,581.80
|
USD
|
1987
|
34,133.60
|
USD
|
1988
|
34,882.60
|
USD
|
1989
|
35,175.10
|
USD
|
1990
|
35,255.20
|
USD
|
1991
|
34,379.30
|
USD
|
1992
|
34,685.30
|
USD
|
1993
|
34,979.80
|
USD
|
1994
|
35,838.40
|
USD
|
1995
|
35,898.10
|
USD
|
1996
|
36,249.40
|
USD
|
1997
|
37,071.60
|
USD
|
1998
|
38,089.40
|
USD
|
1999
|
38,671.10
|
USD
|
2000
|
39,646.20
|
USD
|
2001
|
40,218.00
|
USD
|
2002
|
39,929.00
|
USD
|
2003
|
40,010.30
|
USD
|
2004
|
40,362.50
|
USD
|
2005
|
40,061.00
|
USD
|
2006
|
40,141.10
|
USD
|
2007
|
39,665.50
|
USD
|
2008
|
39,116.50
|
USD
|
2009
|
37,970.90
|
USD
|
2010
|
37,490.50
|
USD
|
2011
|
37,933.30
|
USD
|
2012
|
37,666.60
|
USD
|
2013
|
38,251.80
|
USD
|
2014
|
38,349.40
|
USD
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Percentiles combined in one chart (1962-2014)
Available series for this indicator (Pre-tax national income)
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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