World Inequality Report 2026 Coming out soon

On December 10, 2025, the World Inequality Lab will release the 2026 World Inequality Report, offering the latest and most comprehensive analysis of global inequality data.

Following the 2018 and 2022 editions, this report will be the most up-to-date synthesis of international research efforts to track global inequalities. The data and analysis presented in the report are based on the work of over 200 fellow researchers over four years, located across all continents and contributing to the World Inequality Database, maintained by the World Inequality Lab. This vast network collaborates with tax authorities, statistical institutions, universities, and international organizations to harmonize, analyze, and disseminate comparable international inequality data.

CONTENTS

Foreword by Jayati Ghosh and Joseph Stiglitz

Executive Summary

Introduction

1. Global Economic Inequality
The world is becoming richer, but unequally
Understanding inequality through population groups
Extreme and rising income inequality
Wealth inequality is larger, more extreme, and rising faster
Two centuries of persistent and extreme income inequality
Regional inequality is stark across and within regions

2. Regional Income Inequality
Global and regional shifts in income and population since 1800
Income inequality across the world in 2025
Income inequality within regions in 2025
Income inequality within countries in 2025
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