List of countries by total wealth
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National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total sum of the value of a nation's assets minus its liabilities. It refers to the total value of net wealth possessed by the citizens of a nation at a set point in time.[1] This figure is an important indicator of a nation's ability to take on debt and sustain spending and is influenced not only by real estate prices, equity market prices, exchange rates, liabilities and incidence in a country of the adult population, but also human resources, natural resources and capital and technological advancements, which may create new assets or render others worthless in the future. The most significant component by far among most developed nations is commonly reported as household net wealth or worth and reflects infrastructure investment. National wealth can fluctuate, as evidenced in the United States data following the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent economic recovery. During periods when equity markets experienced strong growth, the relative national and per capita wealth of the countries where people are more exposed on those markets, such as the United States and United Kingdom, tend to rise. On the other hand, when equity markets are depressed, the relative wealth the countries where people invest more in real estate or bonds, such as France and Italy, tend to rise instead.[2]
List of countries/ geographic regions by total wealth
Top 12 Countries by Total Wealth, 2019
Rank | Country/geographic region | Total wealth (billions USD) |
Share of total |
---|---|---|---|
— | ![]() |
360,603 | 100% |
— | Northern America | 114,607 | 31.8% |
1 | ![]() |
105,990 | 29.4% |
— | ![]() |
90,752 | 25.2% |
— | Asia-Pacific (excluding China and India) | 64,778 | 18.0% |
2 | ![]() |
63,827 | 17.7% |
3 | ![]() |
24,992 | 6.9% |
4 | ![]() |
14,660 | 4.1% |
5 | ![]() |
14,630 | 4.0% |
6 | ![]() |
13,729 | 3.8% |
7 | ![]() |
12,614 | 3.5% |
8 | ![]() |
11,358 | 3.1% |
— | Latin America | 9,906 | 2.7% |
9 | ![]() |
8,573 | 2.4% |
10 | ![]() |
7,772 | 2.2% |
11 | ![]() |
7,302 | 2.0% |
12 | ![]() |
7,202 | 2.0% |
— | ![]() |
4,119 | 1.1% |
13 | ![]() |
4,062 | 1.1% |
14 | ![]() |
3,877 | 1.1% |
15 | ![]() |
3,719 | 1.0% |
16 | ![]() |
3,535 | 1.0% |
17 | ![]() |
3,066 | 0.9% |
18 | ![]() |
3,052 | 0.8% |
19 | ![]() |
2,701 | 0.7% |
20 | ![]() |
2,194 | 0.6% |
21 | ![]() |
2,049 | 0.6% |
22 | ![]() |
1,950 | 0.5% |
23 | ![]() |
1,823 | 0.5% |
24 | ![]() |
1,771 | 0.5% |
25 | ![]() |
1,556 | 0.4% |
26 | ![]() |
1,381 | 0.4% |
27 | ![]() |
1,355 | 0.4% |
28 | ![]() |
1,271 | 0.4% |
29 | ![]() |
1,160 | 0.3% |
30 | ![]() |
1,098 | 0.3% |
31 | ![]() |
1,096 | 0.3% |
32 | ![]() |
1,081 | 0.3% |
33 | ![]() |
1,072 | 0.3% |
34 | ![]() |
951 | 0.3% |
35 | ![]() |
922 | 0.3% |
36 | ![]() |
898 | 0.2% |
37 | ![]() |
867 | 0.2% |
38 | ![]() |
797 | 0.2% |
39 | ![]() |
795 | 0.2% |
40 | ![]() |
775 | 0.2% |
41 | ![]() |
770 | 0.2% |
42 | ![]() |
764 | 0.2% |
43 | ![]() |
759 | 0.2% |
44 | ![]() |
697 | 0.2% |
45 | ![]() |
682 | 0.2% |
46 | ![]() |
668 | 0.2% |
47 | ![]() |
562 | 0.2% |
48 | ![]() |
550 | 0.2% |
49 | ![]() |
465 | 0.1% |
50 | ![]() |
443 | 0.1% |
51 | ![]() |
405 | 0.1% |
52 | ![]() |
377 | 0.1% |
53 | ![]() |
346 | 0.1% |
54 | ![]() |
328 | 0.1% |
55 | ![]() |
327 | 0.1% |
56 | ![]() |
320 | 0.1% |
57 | ![]() |
311 | 0.1% |
58 | ![]() |
308 | 0.1% |
59 | ![]() |
305 | 0.1% |
60 | ![]() |
297 | 0.1% |
61 | ![]() |
287 | 0.1% |
62 | ![]() |
252 | 0.1% |
63 | ![]() |
249 | 0.1% |
64 | ![]() |
243 | 0.1% |
65 | ![]() |
232 | 0.1% |
66 | ![]() |
209 | 0.1% |
67 | ![]() |
205 | 0.1% |
67 | ![]() |
205 | 0.1% |
69 | ![]() |
170 | 0.0% |
70 | ![]() |
165 | 0.0% |
71 | ![]() |
163 | 0.0% |
72 | ![]() |
156 | 0.0% |
73 | ![]() |
146 | 0.0% |
74 | ![]() |
123 | 0.0% |
75 | ![]() |
122 | 0.0% |
76 | ![]() |
119 | 0.0% |
77 | ![]() |
116 | 0.0% |
78 | ![]() |
115 | 0.0% |
79 | ![]() |
112 | 0.0% |
80 | ![]() |
108 | 0.0% |
81 | ![]() |
107 | 0.0% |
82 | ![]() |
106 | 0.0% |
83 | ![]() |
95 | 0.0% |
84 | ![]() |
93 | 0.0% |
85 | ![]() |
83 | 0.0% |
86 | ![]() |
82 | 0.0% |
87 | ![]() |
81 | 0.0% |
87 | ![]() |
81 | 0.0% |
89 | ![]() |
78 | 0.0% |
89 | ![]() |
78 | 0.0% |
91 | ![]() |
76 | 0.0% |
92 | ![]() |
72 | 0.0% |
93 | ![]() |
70 | 0.0% |
94 | ![]() |
68 | 0.0% |
95 | ![]() |
66 | 0.0% |
96 | ![]() |
57 | 0.0% |
97 | ![]() |
53 | 0.0% |
98 | ![]() |
51 | 0.0% |
99 | ![]() |
50 | 0.0% |
100 | ![]() |
49 | 0.0% |
101 | ![]() |
48 | 0.0% |
102 | ![]() |
42 | 0.0% |
102 | ![]() |
42 | 0.0% |
104 | ![]() |
41 | 0.0% |
104 | ![]() |
41 | 0.0% |
106 | ![]() |
40 | 0.0% |
107 | ![]() |
39 | 0.0% |
108 | ![]() |
37 | 0.0% |
108 | ![]() |
37 | 0.0% |
110 | ![]() |
33 | 0.0% |
110 | ![]() |
33 | 0.0% |
110 | ![]() |
30 | 0.0% |
110 | ![]() |
30 | 0.0% |
114 | ![]() |
27 | 0.0% |
115 | ![]() |
26 | 0.0% |
116 | ![]() |
25 | 0.0% |
117 | ![]() |
24 | 0.0% |
118 | ![]() |
22 | 0.0% |
118 | ![]() |
22 | 0.0% |
120 | ![]() |
21 | 0.0% |
120 | ![]() |
21 | 0.0% |
120 | ![]() |
21 | 0.0% |
120 | ![]() |
21 | 0.0% |
124 | ![]() |
20 | 0.0% |
125 | ![]() |
18 | 0.0% |
126 | ![]() |
17 | 0.0% |
127 | ![]() |
16 | 0.0% |
128 | ![]() |
14 | 0.0% |
128 | ![]() |
14 | 0.0% |
128 | ![]() |
14 | 0.0% |
131 | ![]() |
13 | 0.0% |
131 | ![]() |
13 | 0.0% |
133 | ![]() |
12 | 0.0% |
133 | ![]() |
12 | 0.0% |
133 | ![]() |
12 | 0.0% |
133 | ![]() |
12 | 0.0% |
137 | ![]() |
11 | 0.0% |
138 | ![]() |
10 | 0.0% |
138 | ![]() |
10 | 0.0% |
140 | ![]() |
9 | 0.0% |
141 | ![]() |
8 | 0.0% |
142 | ![]() |
7 | 0.0% |
142 | ![]() |
7 | 0.0% |
144 | ![]() |
6 | 0.0% |
145 | ![]() |
5 | 0.0% |
145 | ![]() |
5 | 0.0% |
145 | ![]() |
5 | 0.0% |
145 | ![]() |
5 | 0.0% |
145 | ![]() |
5 | 0.0% |
145 | ![]() |
5 | 0.0% |
151 | ![]() |
4 | 0.0% |
151 | ![]() |
4 | 0.0% |
151 | ![]() |
4 | 0.0% |
154 | ![]() |
3 | 0.0% |
154 | ![]() |
3 | 0.0% |
154 | ![]() |
3 | 0.0% |
154 | ![]() |
3 | 0.0% |
154 | ![]() |
3 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
159 | ![]() |
2 | 0.0% |
171 | ![]() |
0 | 0.0% |
Differences by country
In the following table are ranked the 30 countries by the largest national net wealth from 2000 to 2019 according to Credit Suisse S.A. (October 2019).[3]
Rank | Country | 2000 | Country | 2005 | Country | 2010 | Country | 2015 | Country | 2019 | Country | Peak value | Peak year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | World | 116,907 | World | 178,652 | World | 238,958 | World | 289,934 | World | 360,603 | World | 360,603 | 2019 |
1 | ![]() |
42,320 | ![]() |
59,921 | ![]() |
60,230 | ![]() |
83,586 | ![]() |
105,990 | ![]() |
105,990 | 2019 |
2 | ![]() |
19,404 | ![]() |
19,476 | ![]() |
24,800 | ![]() |
46,546 | ![]() |
63,827 | ![]() |
63,898 | 2017 |
3 | ![]() |
6,565 | ![]() |
10,949 | ![]() |
24,735 | ![]() |
21,555 | ![]() |
24,992 | ![]() |
29,718 | 2011 |
4 | ![]() |
6,160 | ![]() |
9,679 | ![]() |
13,479 | ![]() |
13,871 | ![]() |
14,660 | ![]() |
14,660 | 2019 |
5 | ![]() |
5,522 | ![]() |
9,457 | ![]() |
11,892 | ![]() |
11,990 | ![]() |
14,341 | ![]() |
14,524 | 2007 |
6 | ![]() |
4,704 | ![]() |
9,073 | ![]() |
11,504 | ![]() |
11,575 | ![]() |
13,729 | ![]() |
14,281 | 2007 |
7 | ![]() |
3,704 | ![]() |
8,523 | ![]() |
10,965 | ![]() |
10,489 | ![]() |
12,614 | ![]() |
12,820 | 2007 |
8 | ![]() |
2,612 | ![]() |
6,905 | ![]() |
8,670 | ![]() |
8,719 | ![]() |
11,358 | ![]() |
12,614 | 2019 |
9 | ![]() |
2,497 | ![]() |
4,357 | ![]() |
6,717 | ![]() |
6,900 | ![]() |
8,573 | ![]() |
10,296 | 2007 |
10 | ![]() |
1,786 | ![]() |
3,512 | ![]() |
6,097 | ![]() |
6,418 | ![]() |
7,772 | ![]() |
8,728 | 2017 |
11 | ![]() |
1,715 | ![]() |
3,480 | ![]() |
5,900 | ![]() |
6,167 | ![]() |
7,302 | ![]() |
8,019 | 2017 |
12 | ![]() |
1,591 | ![]() |
2,524 | ![]() |
4,843 | ![]() |
6,125 | ![]() |
7,202 | ![]() |
7,531 | 2017 |
13 | ![]() |
1,500 | ![]() |
2,380 | ![]() |
3,311 | ![]() |
3,401 | ![]() |
4,062 | ![]() |
4,149 | 2017 |
14 | ![]() |
1,273 | ![]() |
2,287 | ![]() |
3,169 | ![]() |
3,340 | ![]() |
3,877 | ![]() |
3,877 | 2019 |
15 | ![]() |
1,230 | ![]() |
1,737 | ![]() |
3,024 | ![]() |
2,999 | ![]() |
3,719 | ![]() |
3,795 | 2017 |
16 | ![]() |
1,219 | ![]() |
1,488 | ![]() |
2,522 | ![]() |
2,750 | ![]() |
3,535 | ![]() |
3,719 | 2019 |
17 | ![]() |
931 | ![]() |
1,445 | ![]() |
1,953 | ![]() |
2,387 | ![]() |
3,066 | ![]() |
3,196 | 2013 |
18 | ![]() |
840 | ![]() |
1,188 | ![]() |
1,745 | ![]() |
2,285 | ![]() |
3,052 | ![]() |
3,066 | 2019 |
19 | ![]() |
736 | ![]() |
1,127 | ![]() |
1,711 | ![]() |
1,943 | ![]() |
2,701 | ![]() |
2,701 | 2019 |
20 | ![]() |
669 | ![]() |
1,020 | ![]() |
1,615 | ![]() |
1,786 | ![]() |
2,194 | ![]() |
2,309 | 2017 |
21 | ![]() |
618 | ![]() |
1,017 | ![]() |
1,585 | ![]() |
1,786 | ![]() |
2,049 | ![]() |
2,140 | 2017 |
22 | ![]() |
522 | ![]() |
966 | ![]() |
1,511 | ![]() |
1,755 | ![]() |
1,950 | ![]() |
1,950 | 2019 |
23 | ![]() |
465 | ![]() |
920 | ![]() |
1,424 | ![]() |
1,576 | ![]() |
1,823 | ![]() |
1,946 | 2013 |
24 | ![]() |
451 | ![]() |
894 | ![]() |
1,388 | ![]() |
1,385 | ![]() |
1,771 | ![]() |
1,823 | 2019 |
25 | ![]() |
450 | ![]() |
876 | ![]() |
1,248 | ![]() |
1,328 | ![]() |
1,556 | ![]() |
1,814 | 2017 |
26 | ![]() |
442 | ![]() |
799 | ![]() |
1,120 | ![]() |
1,179 | ![]() |
1,381 | ![]() |
1,584 | 2007 |
27 | ![]() |
419 | ![]() |
762 | ![]() |
1,022 | ![]() |
1,070 | ![]() |
1,355 | ![]() |
1,556 | 2019 |
28 | ![]() |
367 | ![]() |
742 | ![]() |
974 | ![]() |
1,048 | ![]() |
1,271 | ![]() |
1,381 | 2019 |
29 | ![]() |
350 | ![]() |
684 | ![]() |
955 | ![]() |
1,042 | ![]() |
1,160 | ![]() |
1,280 | 2017 |
30 | ![]() |
324 | ![]() ![]() |
589 | ![]() |
871 | ![]() |
904 | ![]() |
1,098 | ![]() |
1,160 | 2019 |
The following table indicates the share of global wealth of the ten largest countries by net national wealth at given years. The share of global wealth of a country that is 5% or greater at a given year is emboldened.
- Share of global wealth of the ten largest countries by net national wealth at given years (%)
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Aggregate share of the top 10 |
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2000 | — | 2.2% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 16.6% | — | 2.1% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 36.2% | 81.4% |
2001 | — | 2.2% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 14.4% | — | 2.4% | 1.6% | 5.8% | 37.6% | 81.7% |
2002 | — | 2.0% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 5.4% | 14.2% | 1.7% | 3.0% | — | 6.3% | 33.6% | 80.4% |
2003 | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 13.3% | — | 3.6% | — | 6.4% | 31.8% | 80.4% |
2004 | 2.0% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 11.8% | — | 4.0% | — | 6.7% | 31.6% | 79.8% |
2005 | — | 2.4% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 10.9% | 2.0% | 3.9% | — | 6.1% | 33.5% | 79.4% |
2006 | 2.1% | 2.4% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 9.7% | — | 4.3% | — | 6.5% | 31.4% | 78.1% |
2007 | 2.3% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 8.8% | — | 4.5% | — | 6.4% | 28.0% | 76.1% |
2008 | 1.8% | 2.2% | 8.5% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 11.5% | — | 4.5% | — | 4.5% | 25.8% | 76.2% |
2009 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 8.8% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 10.5% | — | 4.2% | — | 4.9% | 24.9% | 75.3% |
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Aggregate share of the top 10 |
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2010 | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10.4% | 5.6% | 5.0% | — | 4.8% | 10.4% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 25.2% | 75.0% |
2011 | 2.5% | 2.8% | 12.2% | 5.3% | 4.7% | — | 4.4% | 11.7% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 24.2% | 75.9% |
2012 | 2.6% | 2.9% | 12.9% | 5.0% | 4.7% | — | 4.3% | 10.1% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 24.8% | 74.8% |
2013 | — | 2.7% | 14.3% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 4.2% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 4.7% | 26.4% | 74.9% |
2014 | 2.3% | 2.7% | 15.3% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 7.3% | — | 4.9% | 28.0% | 75.8% |
2015 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 16.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 7.4% | — | 4.8% | 28.8% | 76.4% |
2016 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 17.8% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 7.3% | — | 4.1% | 28.9% | 77.1% |
2017 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 18.2% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 6.8% | — | 4.1% | 27.4% | 76.2% |
2018 | 2.2% | 2.4% | 17.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 6.8% | — | 4.1% | 29.1% | 76.8% |
2019 | — | 2.4% | 17.7% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 29.4% | 77.1% |
List of continents, Asia-Pacific, China and India by total wealth
Worlds regions by share of total world's wealth, 2019
Rank | Continent/region/country | Total wealth (trillions USD) |
Share |
---|---|---|---|
- | ![]() |
360.6 | 100% |
1 | Northern America | 114.6 | 31.8% |
2 | ![]() |
90.8 | 25.2% |
3 | Asia-Pacific (excluding China and India) | 64.8 | 18% |
4 | ![]() |
63.8 | 17.7% |
5 | ![]() |
12.6 | 3.5% |
6 | Latin America | 9.9 | 2.7% |
7 | ![]() |
4.1 | 1.1% |
See also
- List of countries by financial assets per capita
- G7
- Distribution of wealth
- Wealth in the United States
- Affluence in the United States
- Distribution of wealth in Europe
References
- ^ "National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan)". stat.gov.tw. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Anthony Shorrocks; Jim Davies; Rodrigo Lluberas (November 2017). "Global Wealth Report" (Document). Credit Suisse.
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- ^ "Global wealth report 2019" (PDF). Credit Suisse. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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