Decadal measures of global wealth inequality (Gini, Theil) across 1960–2020

1. Gini and Theil become standard inequality tools

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: Gini coefficient, Theil index

   • OECD HWL II
   • WID Gini
   • US Census Theil

2. 1960 benchmark: high global wealth concentration

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: 1960 benchmark, Global wealth

   • OECD HWL II

3. 1970 benchmark: global wealth inequality remains elevated

   Jan 1, 1970Labels: 1970 benchmark, Global wealth

   • OECD HWL II

4. 1980 benchmark: slight dip in global wealth Gini

   Jan 1, 1980Labels: 1980 benchmark, Western Europe

   • OECD HWL II

5. 1990 benchmark: global wealth Gini near 0.70

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: 1990 benchmark, OECD series

   • OECD HWL II

6. 2000 benchmark: global wealth Gini edges up

   Jan 1, 2000Labels: 2000 benchmark, OECD series

   • OECD HWL II

7. 2010 benchmark: global wealth Gini returns to ~0.72

   Jan 1, 2010Labels: 2010 benchmark, Global wealth

   • OECD HWL II
   • WID Home

8. 2018: WID expands access to Gini series

   Feb 28, 2018Labels: WID world, Gini series

   • WID Gini
   • WID Home

9. Late 2010s: Wealth databooks widen country coverage

   Jan 1, 2019Labels: Wealth databooks, Global coverage

   • OECD HWL II

10. 2020: The COVID-era snapshot complicates comparisons

    Jan 1, 2020Labels: COVID-19, 2020 snapshot

    • WID Home
    • OECD HWL II

11. Decadal 1960–2020 series remain data-limited and method-dependent

    Jan 1, 2020Labels: Decadal series, Harmonization

    • OECD HWL II
    • WID Home
    • WID Gini

12. Theil index highlighted for decomposing inequality drivers

    Oct 8, 2021Labels: Theil index, Decomposition

    • US Census Theil
    • IZA WOL