This statistic shows the share of overall income held by the richest 1 percent of each country in 2005. The richest top percent of U.S. citizens had an income share of 17.4 percent of the country's total income. Since 1949, the U.S. has experienced a leap in inequality while an equally marked drop has occurred in the Netherlands.
Share of income held by the richest 1 percent in 2005, by country
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Bloomberg Businessweek. (March 12, 2012). Share of income held by the richest 1 percent in 2005, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/221396/share-of-income-held-by-the-richest-1-percent-by-country/
Bloomberg Businessweek. "Share of income held by the richest 1 percent in 2005, by country." Chart. March 12, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221396/share-of-income-held-by-the-richest-1-percent-by-country/
Bloomberg Businessweek. (2012). Share of income held by the richest 1 percent in 2005, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221396/share-of-income-held-by-the-richest-1-percent-by-country/
Bloomberg Businessweek. "Share of Income Held by The Richest 1 Percent in 2005, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221396/share-of-income-held-by-the-richest-1-percent-by-country/
Bloomberg Businessweek, Share of income held by the richest 1 percent in 2005, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/221396/share-of-income-held-by-the-richest-1-percent-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of income held by the richest 1 percent in 2005, by country [Graph], Bloomberg Businessweek, March 12, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/221396/share-of-income-held-by-the-richest-1-percent-by-country/
