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15 June 2018: New data are available for Costa Rica (income year 2017); Finland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States (income year 2016); Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg and Switzerland (income year 2015). Data have been revised for Netherlands (income years 2011-15).

Country
Age group
Definition					Current definition
Year					2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Year
Measure			Methodology	Unit
Mean disposable income (current prices)			New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	52 969	..	57 438	..	..	..
Mean disposable income (current prices)			Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	33 003	..	..	..	47 284	..	49 607	..	53 696	..	..	..	..	..
Mean disposable income (current prices)	Total earnings (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	47 924	..	51 918	..	..	..
	Total earnings (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	29 928	..	..	..	42 435	..	43 571	..	47 924	..	..	..	..	..
	Income from self-employment and from goods produced for own consumption (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3 623	..	3 936	..	..	..
			Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Income from self-employment and from goods produced for own consumption (current prices)	Income from self-employment (current prices)	New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
		Income from self-employment (current prices)	Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	2 917	..	..	..	3 488	..	3 376	..	3 623	..	..	..	..	..
	Current transfers received (Current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9 136	..	9 931	..	..	..
	Current transfers received (Current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Current transfers paid (Current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-11 128	..	-14 081	..	..	..
	Current transfers paid (Current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Current transfers paid (Current prices)	Taxes and social security contributions paid directly by households (Current prices)	New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-10 358	..	-13 201	..	..	..
	Current transfers paid (Current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	-7 606	..	..	..	-9 750	..	-8 999	..	-10 358	..	..	..	..	..
Median disposable income (current prices)			New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	45 651	..	48 537	..	..	..
Median disposable income (current prices)			Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	28 874	..	..	..	40 435	..	42 048	..	46 161	..	..	..	..	..
All age groups: mean disposable income (current prices)			New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	52 969	..	57 438	..	..	..
All age groups: mean disposable income (current prices)			Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	33 003	..	..	..	47 284	..	49 607	..	53 696	..	..	..	..	..
All age groups: mean disposable income (current prices)	Age group 0-17: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	47 782	..	53 093	..	..	..
	Age group 0-17: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	30 128	..	..	..	41 753	..	44 389	..	48 217	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 18-25: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	60 028	..	63 201	..	..	..
	Age group 18-25: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	37 954	..	..	..	55 024	..	57 996	..	60 630	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 26-40: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	58 672	..	61 275	..	..	..
	Age group 26-40: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	36 191	..	..	..	51 890	..	54 206	..	59 423	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 41-50: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	57 152	..	62 993	..	..	..
	Age group 41-50: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	37 092	..	..	..	52 725	..	54 788	..	58 171	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 51-65: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	57 032	..	62 878	..	..	..
	Age group 51-65: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	33 564	..	..	..	51 552	..	52 873	..	58 016	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 66-75: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	37 524	..	43 274	..	..	..
	Age group 66-75: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	23 163	..	..	..	31 710	..	34 367	..	38 168	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 76+: mean disposable income (current prices)		New income definition since 2012	Australian Dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	32 762	..	36 497	..	..	..
	Age group 76+: mean disposable income (current prices)		Income definition until 2011	Australian Dollar	..	21 196	..	..	..	27 756	..	29 748	..	33 385	..	..	..	..	..
Gini (disposable income, post taxes and transfers)			New income definition since 2012	0-1 scale	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.326	..	0.337	..	..	..
Gini (disposable income, post taxes and transfers)			Income definition until 2011	0-1 scale	..	0.315	..	..	..	0.336	..	0.334	..	0.324	..	..	..	..	..
Standard error Gini (post taxes and transfers)			New income definition since 2012	Standard-error	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.005	..	0.007	..	..	..
Standard error Gini (post taxes and transfers)			Income definition until 2011	Standard-error	..	0.004	..	..	..	0.004	..	0.006	..	0.004	..	..	..	..	..
Gini (market income, before taxes and transfers)			New income definition since 2012	0-1 scale	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.463	..	0.483	..	..	..
Gini (market income, before taxes and transfers)			Income definition until 2011	0-1 scale	..	0.465	..	..	..	0.468	..	0.469	..	0.46	..	..	..	..	..
Palma ratio			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.24	..	1.34	..	..	..
Palma ratio			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	1.17	..	..	..	1.33	..	1.3	..	1.23	..	..	..	..	..
P90/P10 disposable income decile ratio			New income definition since 2012	Interdecile ratio P90/P10	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4.4	..	4.3	..	..	..
P90/P10 disposable income decile ratio			Income definition until 2011	Interdecile ratio P90/P10	..	4.1	..	..	..	4.5	..	4.5	..	4.4	..	..	..	..	..
P90/P50 disposable income decile ratio			New income definition since 2012	Interdecile ratio P90/P50	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2	..	..	..
P90/P50 disposable income decile ratio			Income definition until 2011	Interdecile ratio P90/P50	..	1.9	..	..	..	2	..	2	..	2	..	..	..	..	..
P50/P10 disposable income decile ratio			New income definition since 2012	Interdecile ratio P50/P10	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2.2	..	2.2	..	..	..
P50/P10 disposable income decile ratio			Income definition until 2011	Interdecile ratio P50/P10	..	2.1	..	..	..	2.3	..	2.2	..	2.2	..	..	..	..	..
S80/S20 disposable income quintile share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	5.5	..	5.7	..	..	..
S80/S20 disposable income quintile share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	5.1	..	..	..	5.7	..	5.7	..	5.4	..	..	..	..	..
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.263	..	0.264	..	..	..
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.288	..	..	..	0.272	..	0.273	..	0.26	..	..	..	..	..
All working-age household types: Poverty rate before taxes and transfers			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.14	..	0.128	..	..	..
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.132	..	..	..	0.146	..	0.144	..	0.138	..	..	..	..	..
Mean Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 50%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.271	..	0.278	..	..	..
			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.233	..	..	..	0.263	..	0.245	..	0.255	..	..	..	..	..
All working-age household types: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.14	..	0.128	..	..	..
All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.132	..	..	..	0.146	..	0.145	..	0.138	..	..	..	..	..
All age groups: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers	Age group 0-17: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.129	..	0.13	..	..	..
	Age group 0-17: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.125	..	..	..	0.14	..	0.151	..	0.13	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 18-25: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.079	..	0.08	..	..	..
	Age group 18-25: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.083	..	..	..	0.068	..	0.062	..	0.078	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 26-40: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.08	..	0.084	..	..	..
	Age group 26-40: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.084	..	..	..	0.087	..	0.084	..	0.078	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 41-50: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.097	..	0.096	..	..	..
	Age group 41-50: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.084	..	..	..	0.09	..	0.101	..	0.094	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 51-65: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.164	..	0.14	..	..	..
	Age group 51-65: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.175	..	..	..	0.16	..	0.158	..	0.16	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 66-75: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.305	..	0.234	..	..	..
	Age group 66-75: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.295	..	..	..	0.352	..	0.312	..	0.302	..	..	..	..	..
	Age group 76+: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.378	..	0.292	..	..	..
	Age group 76+: Poverty rate after taxes and transfers		Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.312	..	..	..	0.447	..	0.415	..	0.38	..	..	..	..	..
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.303	..	0.304	..	..	..
Poverty rate before taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.327	..	..	..	0.317	..	0.31	..	0.3	..	..	..	..	..
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.209	..	0.205	..	..	..
Poverty rate after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.209	..	..	..	0.217	..	0.216	..	0.208	..	..	..	..	..
Mean Poverty gap after taxes and transfers, Poverty line 60%			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.291	..	0.281	..	..	..
			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.259	..	..	..	0.286	..	0.276	..	0.282	..	..	..	..	..
Total number of individuals			New income definition since 2012	Persons	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	22 189 022	..	22 679 342	..	..	..
Total number of individuals			Income definition until 2011	Persons	..	19 606 630	..	..	..	20 643 129	..	21 589 428	..	22 189 022	..	..	..	..	..
Age group 0-17: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.23	..	0.23	..	..	..
Age group 0-17: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.249	..	..	..	0.24	..	0.235	..	0.23	..	..	..	..	..
Age group 18-25: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.112	..	0.109	..	..	..
Age group 18-25: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.104	..	..	..	0.108	..	0.113	..	0.112	..	..	..	..	..
Age group 26-40: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.216	..	0.214	..	..	..
Age group 26-40: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.22	..	..	..	0.214	..	0.215	..	0.216	..	..	..	..	..
Age group 41-50: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.14	..	0.137	..	..	..
Age group 41-50: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.148	..	..	..	0.145	..	0.142	..	0.14	..	..	..	..	..
Age group 51-65: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.179	..	0.18	..	..	..
Age group 51-65: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.166	..	..	..	0.175	..	0.177	..	0.179	..	..	..	..	..
Age group 66-75: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.072	..	0.078	..	..	..
Age group 66-75: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.068	..	..	..	0.068	..	0.068	..	0.072	..	..	..	..	..
Age group 76+: share			New income definition since 2012	Ratio	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.051	..	0.052	..	..	..
Age group 76+: share			Income definition until 2011	Ratio	..	0.045	..	..	..	0.05	..	0.049	..	0.051	..	..	..	..	..
Total number of households			New income definition since 2012	Number	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8 630 428	..	8 766 425	..	..	..
Total number of households			Income definition until 2011	Number	..	7 735 778	..	..	..	8 077 302	..	8 398 520	..	8 630 428	..	..	..	..	..
Consumer Price Index (base 2010=100)			New income definition since 2012	Index	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	105.1249	..	110.3798	..	..	..
Consumer Price Index (base 2010=100)			Income definition until 2011	Index	..	84.07909	..	..	..	95.47346	..	100	..	105.1249	..	..	..	..	..
Purchasing Power Parities for private consumption			New income definition since 2012	National currency per US dollar	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.546202	..	1.530216	..	..	..
Purchasing Power Parities for private consumption			Income definition until 2011	National currency per US dollar	..	1.444134	..	..	..	1.530675	..	1.552425	..	1.546202	..	..	..	..	..

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