The World Distribution of Household Wealth

De: Equity, Health & Human Development [mailto:EQUIDAD@LISTSERV.PAHO.ORG]
Em nome de Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 6 de dezembro de 2006 12:18
Assunto: [EQ] The World Distribution of Household Wealth

The World Distribution of Household Wealth

Authors: The Director of UNU-WIDER Anthony Shorrocks, James Davies, Susanna Sandström, and Edward Wolff

World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER)

5 December 2006:

Download the full study: WIDER WDHW (PDF 1,167KB), Powerpoint presentation (PPT 7,003KB)

Pioneering Study Shows Richest Two Percent Own Half World Wealth

The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth according to a path-breaking study released today by the Helsinki-based World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER).

Much of the wealth is concentrated in North America, Europe and rich Asia-Pacific nations such as Japan, Australia and the Republic of Korea, despite their comparatively small population when measured against Africa and countries such as China and India.

The UNU’s World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), which conducted the study, called it the first of its kind to cover all countries and all major components of household wealth, including financial assets, debts and tangible property such as land and buildings.

PRESS RELEASE in English (PDF 254 KB), French (PDF 260 KB) and Spanish (PDF 160KB)
Links to high resolution figures are at the end of this press release.