Income Tax by Country, 2004: CountrySingle person without childrenOne-earner family with two children Australia24.3%24.3% Austria10.88.1 Belgium26.615.2 Canada17.813.9 Czech Republic11.45.3Denmark 30.6 25.4 ... Korea, South2.21.4 Luxembourg8.90.0 Mexico3.03.0 Netherlands8.58.3 New Zealand20.720.7 Norway20.918.0 Poland6.14.1 Portugal5.60.4 Slovakia7.9–5.3 Spain12.74.3 Sweden24.024.0 Switzerland9.85.1 Turkey15.415.4 United Kingdom15.98.1 United States16.52.4 Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France,Taxing Wages, 2003–2004(copyright). FromStatistical Abstract of the United States: 2006.

World's Poorest Countries: The rankings below were published in the United Nation's 2011 Human Development Report and reflect the countries with the lowest human development. 1. Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 22. Rwanda 2. Niger 23. Djibouti 3. Burundi 24. Zambia 4. Mozambique 25. Comoros 5. Chad 26. Togo 6. Liberia 27. Uganda 7. Burkina Faso 28. Lesotho 8. Sierra Leone 29. Mauritania 9. Central African Republic 30. Haiti 10. Guinea 31. Nepal 11. Eritrea 32. Nigeria 12. Guinea-Bissau 33. Senegal 13. Mali 34. Yemen 14. Ethiopia 35. Papua New Guinea 15. Zimbabwe 36. Tanzania, United Republic of 16. Afghanistan 37. Madagascar 17. Malawi 38. Cameroon 18. Côte d'lvoire 39. Myanmar 19. Sudan 40. Angola 20. Gambia 41. Timor-Leste 21. Benin 42. Bangladesh Trends among the world's poorest countries Since 1970, there has been encouraging news emerging from developing countries. According to the UN's 2011 Human Development Report, life expectancy in developing countries had increased from 59 years in 1970 to 70 years in 2010. School enrollment climbed from 55% to 70% of all primary and secondary school-age children. Also, in the last forty years, per capita GDP doubled to more than ten thousand U.S. dollars. The World's average Human Development Index (HDI), which combines information on life expectancy, schooling and income, has increased 19% since 1990 (and 41% since 1970). This reflects large improvements in life expectancy, school enrollment, literacy, and income. Almost every country has benefited from this progress. Only three countries had a lower HDI in 2010 than in 1970. Those three countries were Zimbabwe, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Poor countries are catching up with the wealthier countries, but not all countries made fast progress. For example, the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have progressed slowly, largely due to the HIV epidemic. Countries in the former Soviet Union have been held back by an increase in adult mortality. To illustrate the income inequality between rich and poor countries, consider these facts: about 1.75 billion people live in multi-dimensional poverty, meaning extreme deprivation in education, health, and standard of living; 1.44 billion people out of the developing world's 6.9 billion people live on $1.25 per day; 2.6 billion people are estimated to be living on less than $2 a day. Multidimensional poverty varies by region from three percent in Europe and Central Asia to 65% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Human Development Reports

Gap Between Rich and Poor: World Income Inequality in 2002 Percentage share of income (poorest and richest 20% of population) See also: Current World Income Inequality Statistics To understand how many inhabitants of a country are poor, it is not enough to know a country's per capita income. The number of poor people in a country and the average quality of life depend on how equally or unequally income is distributed across the population. In Brazil and Hungary, for example, per capita income levels are quite comparable, but the incidence of poverty in Brazil is much higher. In Hungary the richest 20% of the population receives about four times more income than the poorest 20%, whereas in Brazil the richest 20% receives 30 times more than the poorest 20%. Countries with greatest inequalityGini indexLowest 20%Highest 20% 1. Sierra Leone62.91.1%63.4% 2. Central African Republic61.32.065.0 3. Swaziland60.92.764.4 4. Brazil60.72.264.1 5. Nicaragua60.32.363.6 6. South Africa59.32.964.8 7. Paraguay57.71.960.7 8. Colombia57.13.060.9 9. Chile56.73.361.0 10. Honduras56.32.259.4 11. Guinea-Bissau56.22.158.9 12. Lesotho56.02.860.1 13. Guatemala55.83.860.6 14. Burkina Faso55.14.660.4 15. Mexico53.13.557.4 16. Zambia52.63.356.6 17.Hong Kong, China52.24.457.1 17. El Salvador52.23.356.4 19. Papua New Guinea50.94.556.5 20. Nigeria50.64.455.7 21. Mali50.54.656.2 21. Niger50.52.653.3 23. Gambia50.24.055.3 24. Zimbabwe50.14.755.7 25. Venezuela49.53.053.2 26. Malaysia49.24.454.3 27. Russia48.74.453.7 28. Panama48.53.652.8 29. Cameroon47.74.653.1 30. Dominican Republic47.45.153.3 Countries with greatest equalityGini IndexLowest 20%Highest 20% 1. Slovakia19.511.9%31.4% 2. Belarus21.711.433.3 3. Hungary24.410.034.4 4. Denmark24.79.634.5 5. Japan24.910.635.7 6. Sweden25.09.634.5 7. Czech Republic25.410.335.9 8. Finland25.610.035.8 9. Norway25.89.735.8 10. Bulgaria26.410.136.8 11. Luxembourg26.99.436.5 12. Italy27.38.736.3 13. Slovenia28.49.137.7 14. Belgium28.78.337.3 15. Egypt28.99.839.0 15. Rwanda28.99.739.1 17. Croatia29.08.838.0 17. Ukraine29.08.837.8 19. Germany30.08.238.5 20. Austria31.06.938.0 21. Romania31.18.039.5 22. Pakistan31.29.541.1 23. Canada31.57.539.3 24. Korea, South31.67.539.3 25. Poland31.67.839.7 26. Indonesia31.79.041.1 27. Latvia32.47.640.3 27. Lithuania32.47.840.3 29. Spain32.57.540.3 30. Netherlands32.67.340.1 NOTE: Countries are ranked according to the Gini index (or coefficient), a measure of income inequality within a country. A country's Gini rating is between 0 and 100, with 0 indicating perfect equality and 100 indicating absolute inequality. (The U.S. rates 40.8 on the Gini index—the poorest 20% of its population receives 5.2% of income; the richest 20% receives 46.4%.) Source:World Development Index 2002,The World Bank.

Economic Statistics by Country, 2005 (N-Z): CountryGDP/PPPGDP/PPP per capitaReal growth rate (%)Inflation (%) Namibia14.23 billion7,0003.52.7 Nauru60 million5,000n.a.–3.67 Nepal39.9 billion1,4002.77.8 Netherlands499.8 billion30,5001.11.7 New Zealand101.8 billion25,2002.23.0 Nicaragua16.09 billion2,9004.09.6 Niger11.28 billion9004.50.21 Nigeria174.1 billion1,4006.215.6 Norway194.1 billion42,3003.92.1 Oman39.65 billion13,2004.30.4 Pakistan393.4 billion2,4006.99.2 Palau174 million55,80051.053.43 Panama22.76 billion7,2006.42.5 Papua New Guinea14.37 billion2,6002.91.7 Paraguay29.08 billion4,9002.77.5 Peru164.5 billion5,9006.71.6 Philippines451.3 billion5,1005.17.9 Poland514 billion13,3003.22.1 Portugal204.4 billion19,3000.32.4 Qatar$23.64 billion$27,4008.8%7.8% Romania183.6 billion8,2004.58.6 Russia1.589 trillion11,1006.411.0 Rwanda12.65 billion1,5005.28.0 St. Kitts and Nevis339 million28,8002–1.921.75 St. Lucia866 million25,40023.323.05 St. Vincent and the Grenadines342 million22,90020.72–0.45 Samoa1 billion25,60025.024.05 San Marino940 million534,60057.553.35 São Tomé and Príncipe214 million41,20046.0115.1 Saudi Arabia338 billion12,8006.10.4 Senegal20.53 billion1,8006.11.7 Serbia and Montenegro41.15 billion84,40085.9915.5 Seychelles626 million27,8002–3.04.4 Sierra Leone4.921 billion8006.31.02 Singapore124.3 billion28,1006.41.0 Slovakia87.32 billion16,1005.52.7 Slovenia43.36 billion21,6003.92.4 Solomon Islands800 million21,70025.8410.04 Somalia4.809 billion6002.4n.a. South Africa533.2 billion12,0004.94.6 Spain1.029 trillion25,5003.43.4 Sri Lanka85.34 billion4,3005.611.2 Sudan85.65 billion2,1007.011.0 Suriname2.818 billion4,1002.09.5 Swaziland5.658 billion5,0001.84.0 Sweden268 billion29,8002.70.5 Switzerland241.8 billion32,3001.81.2 Syria72.33 billion3,9004.52.6 Taiwan631.2 billion27,6003.82.3 Tajikistan8.73 billion1,2008.08.0 Tanzania27.07 billion7000.04.0 Thailand560.7 billion8,3004.54.8 Togo8.965 billion1,7001.05.5 Tonga244 million22,30021.41010.32 Trinidad and Tobago18.01 billion16,7007.06.8 Tunisia83.54 billion8,3004.33.2 Turkey572 billion8,2005.67.7 Turkmenistan39.54 billion8,0004.010.0 Tuvalu12.2 million31,10033.035.03 Uganda48.73 billion1,8004.09.7 Ukraine340.4 billion7,2002.410.3 United Arab Emirates111.3 billion43,4006.74.5 United Kingdom1.83 trillion30,3001.82.2 United States12.36 trillion41,8003.53.2 Uruguay32.96 billion9,6006.54.9 Uzbekistan48.24 billion1,8007.28.8 Vanuatu580 million42,90041.143.14 Venezuela153.7 billion6,1009.315.7 Vietnam232.2 billion2,8008.48.4 Yemen19.37 billion9002.49.6 Zambia10.59 billion9005.119.0 Zimbabwe28.37 billion2,300–7.0585.0 NOTES: Definitions: Gross domestic product (GDP): The value of all goods and services produced domestically. Purchasing power parity (PPP): The PPP method involves the use of standardized international dollar price weights, which are applied to the GDP produced in a given economy. The data derived from the 1998 method provide a better comparison of economic well-being between countries than conversions at official currency exchange rates. n.a. = not available. *First line of figures for Greek Cyprus, second for Turkish Cyprus. 1. 2004 est. 2. 2002 est. 3. 2000 est. 4. 2003 est. 5. 2001 est. 6. 1999 est. 7. 1993 est. 8. Including Kosovo. 9. Excluding Kosovo. 10. FY03/04 est. Source:The World Factbook, 2006.

Economic Statistics by Country, 2005 (A-M): CountryGDP/PPPGDP/PPP per capitaReal growth rate (%)Inflation (%) Afghanistan$21.5 billion1$80018.0%16.31% Albania18.97 billion4,9005.52.4 Algeria233.2 billion7,2006.04.7 Andorra1.84 billion124,00014.013.41 Angola45.93 billion3,20019.117.7 Antigua and Barbuda750 million211,00023.020.43 Argentina518.1 billion13,1008.712.3 Armenia13.46 billion4,50013.9–0.2 Australia640.1 billion31,9002.52.7 Austria267.6 billion32,7001.92.3 Azerbaijan37.92 billion4,80026.412.0 Bahamas6.098 billion20,2003.51.21 Bahrain15.83 billion23,0005.92.7 Bangladesh304.3 billion2,1005.76.7 Barbados4.745 billion17,0004.1–0.54 Belarus70.68 billion6,9008.08.0 Belgium325 billion31,4001.52.7 Belize1.778 billion16,8003.83.0 Benin8.553 billion1,1003.53.2 Bhutan2.9 billion41,40045.343.02 Bolivia25.95 billion2,9004.04.9 Bosnia and Herzegovina22.89 billion6,8005.31.4 Botswana17.24 billion10,5004.58.3 Brazil1.556 trillion8,4002.45.7 Brunei6.842 billion423,60041.710.91 Bulgaria71.54 billion9,6005.54.5 Burkina Faso16.95 billion1,3004.53.0 Burundi5.654 billion7001.114.0 Cambodia30.65 billion2,2006.04.3 Cameroon40.83 billion2,4002.81.5 Canada1.114 trillion34,0002.92.2 Cape Verde2.99 billion6,2005.51.8 Central African Republic4.784 billion1,1002.23.65 Chad14.79 billion1,5006.05.5 Chile187.1 billion11,3006.03.2 China8.859 trillion6,8009.91.9 Colombia337.5 billion7,9005.14.9 Comoros441 million26003.03.0 Congo, Dem. Rep. of40.67 billion7006.59.01 Congo, Rep. of4.631 billion1,3008.02.0 Costa Rica$44.68 billion$11,1004.0%13.8% Côte d'Ivoire28.52 billion1,6001.02.0 Croatia55.76 billion11,6004.03.2 Cuba39.17 billion3,5008.04.2 Cyprus*16.85 billion21,6003.72.5 4.54 billion7,135110.69.11 Czech Republic199.4 billion19,5006.02.0 Denmark188.1 billion34,6003.41.9 Djibouti619 million21,30023.522.02 Dominica384 million45,5004–1.041.05 Dominican Republic63.73 billion7,0009.34.3 East Timor370 million140011.011.81 Ecuador56.9 billion4,3003.93.1 Egypt303.5 billion3,9004.94.3 El Salvador31.24 billion4,7002.84.7 Equatorial Guinea25.69 billion50,20018.65.0 Eritrea4.471 billion1,0002.015.0 Estonia22.29 billion16,7009.64.0 Ethiopia62.88 billion9008.96.0 Fiji5.38 billion6,0001.71.62 Finland161.5 billion30,9002.21.2 France1.816 trillion29,9001.41.9 Gabon9.535 billion6,8002.11.5 Gambia3.024 billion1,9005.58.8 Georgia15.56 billion3,3007.08.0 Germany2.504 trillion30,4000.92.0 Ghana54.45 billion2,5004.315.0 Greece236.8 billion22,2003.73.8 Grenada440 million25,00022.522.85 Guatemala56.86 billion4,7003.29.1 Guinea18.99 billion2,0002.025.0 Guinea-Bissau1.185 billion8002.34.02 Guyana3.549 billion4,600–2.55.5 Haiti14.15 billion1,7002.015.2 Honduras20.59 billion2,9004.29.2 Hungary162.6 billion16,3004.13.7 Iceland10.57 billion35,6005.74.1 India3.611 trillion3,3007.64.6 Indonesia865.6 billion3,6005.610.4 Iran561.6 billion8,3006.116.0 Iraq94.1 billion3,400–3.040.0 Ireland$164.6 billion$41,0004.7%2.7% Israel154.5 billion24,6005.21.3 Italy1.698 trillion29,2000.11.9 Jamaica12.17 billion4,4001.512.9 Japan4.018 trillion31,5002.7–0.2 Jordan26.8 billion4,7006.15.0 Kazakhstan124.3 billion8,2009.27.4 Kenya37.15 billion1,1005.212.0 Kiribati79 million80051.552.55 Korea, North40 billion1,7001.0n.a. Korea, South965.3 billion20,4003.92.6 Kuwait44.77 billion19,2004.83.5 Kyrgyzstan10.65 billion2,1002.04.2 Laos12.13 billion1,9007.210.0 Latvia30.29 billion13,20010.25.9 Lebanon23.69 billion6,2000.52.4 Lesotho5.124 billion2,5000.84.7 Liberia2.755 billion1,0008.015.04 Libya65.79 billion11,4008.5–1.0 Liechtenstein1.786 billion625,000611.061.05 Lithuania49.21 billion13,7007.52.6 Luxembourg30.74 billion55,6003.73.6 Macedonia16.03 billion7,8003.70.5 Madagascar16.36 billion9005.110.0 Malawi7.524 billion600–3.015.4 Malaysia290.2 billion12,1005.32.9 Maldives1.25 billion23,9002–5.55.6 Mali13.56 billion1,2006.04.52 Malta7.926 billion19,9001.02.8 Marshall Islands115 million52,30051.051.85 Mauritania6.891 billion2,2005.57.04 Mauritius16.09 billion13,1003.05.6 Mexico1.067 trillion10,0003.03.3 Micronesia277 million3,90021.022.02 Moldova8.175 billion1,8007.112.0 Monaco870 million27,00030.931.93 Mongolia5.242 billion1,9006.29.5 Montenegro2.412 billion3,800n.a.3.41 Morocco138.3 billion4,2001.82.1 Mozambique26.03 billion1,3007.07.8 Myanmar (Burma)78.74 billion1,7002.925.0