The Americans make up less than 5% of the global's population, generating and earning more than 20% of the world's overall income. America is the largest domestic economy and the leading international merchant.
Wealth distribution is a measure of the wealth of different members or classes within a community. It exhibits one aspect of income inequality or diversity.
Approximately 34.6 per cent of the total net worth of Americans affects the richest 10 per cent of the population.