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Incomes Across the Distribution - World Bank, WID, and LIS Data Explorer
Compare World Bank, WID, and LIS data on the distribution of incomes.
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Mean income per year (after tax)

LIS data refers to disposable household income per capita, WID data to net national income after tax per adult, and, depending on the country and year, PIP data refers toincome measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.

About this data

This data explorer provides a range of indicators obtained from different sources.

  • Data from the World Bank relates to either income per capita after taxes and benefits or consumption, depending on the country and year.
  • Data from the World Inequality Database and Luxembourg Income Study relate to income before and after taxes and benefits.

Further information about the definitions and methods behind this data can be found in the article below, where you can also explore and compare a much broader range of indicators:

OWID Data Collection: Inequality and Poverty

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