World income inequality database (WIID)

The UNU-WIDER World Income Inequality Database (WIID) collects and stores information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries.

Alternative title
UNU-WIDER database
Series title
World income inequality database (WIID)
Data creator
United Nations University. World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Distributor
Helsinki, Finland: United Nations University. World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Statistics type
Time series statistical tables
Subjects
Economics and finance
Political Science
Geography
International
Geographic coverage

International (159 countries)

Time period
1867-present
Periodicity
Varies
Extent of file
data files (MS Excel format) & accompanying documentation
Access status
Open
Download data
Description

Latest version - download from UNU-WIDER website

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Latest version - data & documentation
Description

WIID 2.0c (2008) data - xls format

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Data
Description

WIID 2.0c (2008) documentation - pdf format

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User guide
Description

WIID 2.0c (2008) documentation - pdf format

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Revision Notes (May 2008)
Description

WIID 2.0c (2008) documentation - pdf format

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Revision Notes (May 2007)
Description

WIID 2.0a - archived version (zip format).

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Archived version: data & documentation
Description

WIID 1.0 - archived version (zip format).

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Archived version: data & documentation