Wealth has risen much faster than income since 1980. Global wealth-income ratios have risen dramatically from about 390% of world net domestic product in 1980 to over 625% in 2025. This surge reflects both higher savings and strong capital gains, especially in housing and equity markets
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average returns to capital declined moderately, from 7.5% to 5.6%, yet remained well above income growth rates
Private wealth is at record highs in all advanced regions. Public wealth, by contrast, has declined to turn negative in North America, fall near zero in Europe
Net private wealth has skyrocketed since 1980 - this is one of the main findings of a new @wid.world study overturning the Kaldor’s facts.More findings in thread 🧵🔗Study https://wid.world/news-article/first-global-database-of-wealth-accumulation-covering-1800-2025-now-available/[contains quote post or other embedded content]
