What is the global median income?

~$2,900 / year

Money

The World Bank estimates the global median income or consumption at roughly $8 per person per day (2017 prices, adjusted for purchasing power), about $2,900 a year. Half the world lives on less than that. The global mean is about twice as high, because high earners in rich countries pull the average up.

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform, via Our World in Data (2024)

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Income & Wealth

Half the world lives on under $4,400 a year.

Answer

What percentage of the world lives in extreme poverty?~10% (800 million)How much wealth do the richest 1% own?~47% of all wealth What percentage of income does the average person save?5–8% (US)

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What is the global median income?

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