<p>2022 is still ongoing, hence it is impossible to say now what is the global average income in 2022.</p>
<p>For 2021, the average income according to <a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">World Bank</a> data on GDP per capita was: \$12262.9 measured in current dollars.</p>

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2022-07-02T19:46:18.883Z
I think GDP/capita won't do for the task
samuelnihoul
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@samuelnihoul you asked for average income. GDP by definition is sum of all incomes and dividing it by number of people means it’s average income.
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Oh I thought GDP was more related to production than wages
samuelnihoul
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@samuelnihoul production is measured as the sum of all incomes in the economy also income is not just wage but also corporate income and other forms of income
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1muflon1
<p>2021 is also fine but I could only find old data. Median income may also be of value but I do not really believe in this metric.</p>

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What is the average global income in 2022?
samuelnihoul
# What is the average global income in 2022?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-01)

2021 is also fine but I could only find old data. Median income may also be of value but I do not really believe in this metric.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-07-02. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

2022 is still ongoing, hence it is impossible to say now what is the global average income in 2022.

For 2021, the average income according to [World Bank](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD) data on GDP per capita was: \$12262.9 measured in current dollars.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I think GDP/capita won't do for the task  
> **username_1**: @samuelnihoul you asked for average income. GDP by definition is sum of all incomes and dividing it by number of people means it’s average income.  
> **username_0**: Oh I thought GDP was more related to production than wages  
> **username_1**: @samuelnihoul production is measured as the sum of all incomes in the economy also income is not just wage but also corporate income and other forms of income  

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