Global Wealth Inequality

A paper by Gabriel Zucman finds greater inequality both in the United States and globally.

[S]urveys and tax data show that [U.S.] wealth inequality has increased dramatically since the 1980s, with a top 1% wealth share around 40% in 2016 vs. 25–30% in the 1980s.

Evidence points towards a rise in global wealth concentration: for China, Europe, and the United States combined, the top 1% wealth share has increased from 28% in 1980 to 33% today, while the bottom 75% share hovered around 10%.