Tables on Global Distribution of Income and Economic Activity

Table 1:

Global income distribution, 1960–91.

Year Share of global income going to Ratio of Richest
to Poorest

Richest 20% Poorest 20%

1960 70.2% 2.3% 30:1

1970 73.9% 2.3% 32:1

1980 76.3% 1.7% 45:1

1989 82.7% 1.4% 59:1

1991 85.0% 1.4% 61:1

Source: UNDP 1992, p. 34; 1994, p. 35.

Table 2:

Distribution of Economic Activity
(percentage of world total)


Economic Activity	1960-70	1991	1991
Economic Activity	Poorest 20%		Richest 20%
Global GNP	2.3%	1.4%	84%
Global trade	1.3%	0.9%	84.2%
Global domestic savings	3.5%	0.7%	85.5%
Global domestic Investment	3.5%	0.9%	85.0%
Source: Derived from Human Development Report 1994, UNDP, Figure 4.3 and Human Development Report 1993, UNDP, Table 2.1

Year	Share of global income going to		Ratio of Richest to Poorest
Year	Richest 20%	Poorest 20%	Ratio of Richest to Poorest
1960	70.2%	2.3%	30:1
1970	73.9%	2.3%	32:1
1980	76.3%	1.7%	45:1
1989	82.7%	1.4%	59:1
1991	85.0%	1.4%	61:1
Source: UNDP 1992, p. 34; 1994, p. 35.