World Inequality Database

Estimates of Global Inequality made byLucas Chancel and Thomas Piketty in “Global Income Inequality 1820-2020: The Persistence and Mutation of Extreme Inequality”, Appendix to WID.world Working Paper 2021/19

  For the following indicators, Knoema modified the original reported values by multiplying by 100 to display in percent value in accordance with the WID unit labels: Capital share of national incomeIncome reduction as a result of income taxLabor share of national incomeNet Corporate Wealth to Net National Income RatioNet national wealth to Net National Income RatioNet Non-Profit Wealth to Net National Income RatioNet Personal Wealth to Net National Income RatioNet Private Wealth to Net National Income RatioNet Public Wealth to Net National Income Ratio