Talk:Economic inequality in New Zealand
Latest comment: 1 year ago by 150.107.173.12 in topic Highlighting the disparity, the top 1% of the population now owns 16% of the country's wealth – the richest 5% owns 38%[5] – while half the population, including beneficiaries and pensioners, earn less than $24,000.[1]
Highlighting the disparity, the top 1% of the population now owns 16% of the country's wealth – the richest 5% owns 38%[5] – while half the population, including beneficiaries and pensioners, earn less than $24,000.[1]
edit"Highlighting the disparity, the top 1% of the population now owns 16% of the country's wealth – the richest 5% owns 38% – while half the population, including beneficiaries and pensioners, earn less than $24,000."
This data is from 2004: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/brian-fallow-wealth-gap-goes-mainstream/7TY7EIMLM622YTT2J6M53BJ4EM/ "The nearest comparable New Zealand data - unfortunately 10 years old - shows the lower half of the distribution owning 5 per cent of households' total net worth, while the richest 5 per cent of households had 38 per cent. " 150.107.173.12 (talk) 08:45, 6 May 2023 (UTC)