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The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Wealth of Britain’s 157 billionaires now equal to 22% of country’s GDP Source The Guardian - World News
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This ‘ghost GDP’ shows how headline economic growth is increasingly disconnected from reality for most, says report

The wealth of Britain’s 157 billionaires is now equivalent to more than a fifth of the country’s entire GDP, according to analysis by the Equality Trust – a fivefold increase since 1990.

The charity describes the trend, based on data in this year’s Sunday Times rich list, as Britain’s “ghost GDP”: headline economic growth increasingly disconnected from everyday life.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2026/may/15/wealth-britain-billionaires-gdp-rich-list-inequality Published At 2026-05-15 11:06:55 (2 months ago)
Created At 2026-05-15 11:34:25 Updated At 2026-05-15 11:34:25