Learn more about the inequality, its causes and consequences and how the IMF helps countries in tackling inequality.

Most common metric is Income Inequality, which refers to the extent to which income is evenly distributed within a population. What is inequality · What Causes Inequality

The poorest half of the global population owns just €2,900 (in purchasing power parity) per adult, while the top 10 percent owns roughly 190 times as much.

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The IMF regularly produces analysis of inequality trends and supports countries in designing policies to tackle inequality.

Since Concept 2 inequality appears to have risen in 2020, it would be enough for “average” inequality within countries also to have risen for us to conclude ...

In recent years, the International Monetary Fund has become a global leader in highlighting the inequality crisis; consistently identifying it as a major threat ...

15 апр. 2024 г. · Income inequality is high or increasing in 60 percent (64 out of 106) of low- and middle-income countries receiving grants or loans from the International ...

23 июл. 2024 г. · New IMF analysis suggests periods of stagnation lasting four years or more tend to push up income inequality within countries by almost 20 ...

2 апр. 2021 г. · Their findings show that stricter austerity is associated with greater income inequality for up to two years, and that this effect is driven by ...