Sourav Suman

Data Lead · World Data Lab

Sourav Suman is data lead at World Data Lab, working on income and consumption distributions and the measurement of global inequality.

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Published elsewhere

Brookings · February 2026

The present and future of global inequality

Global inequality has declined this century, especially in consumption terms, helping drive the rapid expansion of the global middle class. By Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Homi Kharas, and Sourav Suman.

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Articles by Sourav

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February 2026

The present and future of global inequality

Global inequality has declined this century, especially in consumption terms, helping drive the rapid expansion of the global middle class. By Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Homi Kharas, and Sourav Suman.

Dr. Homi Kharas & Sourav SumanRead

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