The given line graph illustrates the proportion of money gained by Top 1 Percent, over a- 40- year period.
In general, it can be seen that all the rates experienced an upward trend over the time represented. Notably, the figure for earned financial resources of the US was seen as the highest rate among other nations.
In 1975, the percentage of income earned in Germany accounted for over 10%, ranked first in the provided graph, in comparison with that rate of Canada, which was around 5% lower than Germany’s, and the percentage of US in the first year consisted of approximately 9%. From 1975 onwards, although the proportion of money gained in US showed a general fluctuation, it still reached at almost 18% in 2015, which is the highest figure over the period of 40 years. For Germany and Canada, they demonstrated the similar trend, finishing with 13% and about 14%, respectively. Despite the late appearance of the UK, its rate increased generally in the given time, consisting of a high percentage of 13% in the end of the period.
Meanwhile, although only stood at around 9% in the first year, the proportion of financial resources earned in France showed a high-ranking position when compared to Italy and Japan, those which took up 6% and about 6.2%, respectively. However, before experiencing a small growth in around 2014, the percentage of earned money in France fluctuated steadily, recording at 7% in the last year. From 1980 onwards, the rates of Italy and Japan both rose dramatically over the years, ending up with 8% for Italy and 8.2% for Japan.