List of countries by total wealth

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]

Countries by total wealth (trillions USD)

List of countries/ geographic regions by total wealth

Top 12 Countries by Total Wealth, 2019

  United States (29.4%)
  China (17.7%)
  Japan (6.9%)
  Germany (4.1%)
  France (3.8%)
  India (3.5%)
  Italy (3.1%)
  Canada (2.4%)
  Spain (2.2%)
  South Korea (2.0%)
  Australia (2.0%)
  Rest (18.9%)
List by Credit Suisse (2019)[3][4][5]
RankCountry/geographic regionTotal wealth
(billions USD)
Share of total
World360,603100%
Asia-Pacific141,21939.2%
Northern America114,60731.8%
1 United States105,99029.4%
Europe90,75225.2%
Asia-Pacific (excluding China and India)64,77818.0%
2 China63,82717.7%
3 Japan24,9926.9%
4 Germany14,6604.1%
5 United Kingdom14,3414.0%
6 France13,7293.8%
7 India12,6143.5%
8 Italy11,3583.1%
Latin America9,9062.7%
9 Canada8,5732.4%
10 Spain7,7722.2%
11 South Korea7,302 2.0%
12 Australia7,2022.0%
Africa4,119 1.1%
13 Taiwan4,062 1.1%
14  Switzerland3,877 1.1%
15 Netherlands3,719 1.0%
16 Brazil3,535 1.0%
17 Hong Kong3,066 0.9%
18 Russia3,052 0.8%
19 Mexico2,701 0.7%
20 Belgium2,194 0.6%
21 Sweden2,049 0.6%
22 Austria1,950 0.5%
23 Indonesia1,823 0.5%
24 Poland1,771 0.5%
25 Saudi Arabia1,556 0.4%
26 Singapore1,381 0.4%
27 Turkey1,355 0.4%
28 Denmark1,271 0.4%
29 Thailand1,160 0.3%
30 Portugal1,098 0.3%
31 Norway1,096 0.3%
32 Israel1,081 0.3%
33 New Zealand1,072 0.3%
34 Ireland951 0.3%
35 United Arab Emirates922 0.3%
36 Egypt898 0.2%
37 Greece867 0.2%
38 Vietnam797 0.2%
39 Finland795 0.2%
40 Iran775 0.2%
41 South Africa770 0.2%
42 Philippines764 0.2%
43 Chile759 0.2%
44 Bangladesh697 0.2%
45 Malaysia682 0.2%
46 Romania668 0.2%
47 Colombia562 0.2%
48 Czech Republic550 0.2%
49 Pakistan465 0.1%
50 Nigeria443 0.1%
51 Kuwait405 0.1%
52 Peru377 0.1%
53 Hungary346 0.1%
54 Qatar328 0.1%
55 Iraq327 0.1%
56 Kazakhstan320 0.1%
57 Argentina311 0.1%
58 Ukraine308 0.1%
59 Morocco305 0.1%
60 Sri Lanka297 0.1%
61 Slovakia287 0.1%
62 Algeria252 0.1%
63 Kenya249 0.1%
64 Bulgaria243 0.1%
65 Lebanon232 0.1%
66 Croatia209 0.1%
67 Ecuador205 0.1%
68 Slovenia205 0.1%
69 Serbia170 0.0%
70 Luxembourg165 0.0%
71 Ethiopia163 0.0%
72 Oman156 0.0%
73 Jordan146 0.0%
74 Belarus123 0.0%
75 El Salvador122 0.0%
76 Costa Rica119 0.0%
77 Myanmar116 0.0%
78 Lithuania115 0.0%
79 Tunisia112 0.0%
80 Panama108 0.0%
81 Cyprus107 0.0%
82 Bahrain106 0.0%
83 Iceland95 0.0%
84 Latvia93 0.0%
85 Azerbaijan83 0.0%
86 Tanzania82 0.0%
87 Estonia81 0.0%
87 Libya81 0.0%
89 Bolivia78 0.0%
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina78 0.0%
91 Uruguay76 0.0%
92 Yemen72 0.0%
93 Albania70 0.0%
94 Nepal68 0.0%
95 Ghana66 0.0%
96 Turkmenistan57 0.0%
97 Cambodia53 0.0%
98 Paraguay51 0.0%
99 Malta50 0.0%
100 Angola49 0.0%
101 Mauritius48 0.0%
102 Armenia42 0.0%
102 Jamaica42 0.0%
104 Moldova41 0.0%
104 Trinidad and Tobago41 0.0%
106 Democratic Republic of the Congo40 0.0%
107 Zimbabwe39 0.0%
108 Georgia37 0.0%
108 Nicaragua37 0.0%
110 Cameroon33 0.0%
110 Senegal33 0.0%
110 Papua New Guinea30 0.0%
110 Uganda30 0.0%
114 Laos27 0.0%
115 Montenegro26 0.0%
116 Afghanistan25 0.0%
117 Namibia24 0.0%
118 Bahamas22 0.0%
118 Rwanda22 0.0%
120 Botswana21 0.0%
120 Kyrgyzstan21 0.0%
120 Madagascar21 0.0%
120 Syria21 0.0%
124 Zambia20 0.0%
125 Tajikistan18 0.0%
126 Gabon17 0.0%
127 Mali16 0.0%
128 Barbados14 0.0%
128 Cayman Islands14 0.0%
128 Brunei14 0.0%
128 Guinea14 0.0%
131 Burkina Faso13 0.0%
131 Equatorial Guinea13 0.0%
133 Benin12 0.0%
133 Malawi12 0.0%
133 Mongolia12 0.0%
133 Mozambique12 0.0%
137 Sudan11 0.0%
138 Eritrea10 0.0%
138 Niger10 0.0%
140 Fiji9 0.0%
141 Chad8 0.0%
142 Republic of the Congo7 0.0%
142 Maldives7 0.0%
144 Mauritania6 0.0%
145 Aruba5 0.0%
145 Guyana5 0.0%
145 Haiti5 0.0%
145 Liberia5 0.0%
145 St. Lucia5 0.0%
145 Togo5 0.0%
151 Samoa4 0.0%
151 Seychelles4 0.0%
151 Solomon Islands4 0.0%
154 Burundi3 0.0%
154 Grenada3 0.0%
154 Sierra Leone3 0.0%
154 Timor-Leste3 0.0%
154 Tonga3 0.0%
159 Antigua and Barbuda2 0.0%
159 Belize2 0.0%
159 Central African Republic2 0.0%
159 Comoros2 0.0%
159 Djibouti2 0.0%
159 Dominica2 0.0%
159 Gambia2 0.0%
159 Guinea-Bissau2 0.0%
159 Lesotho2 0.0%
159 St. Vincent and the Grenadines2 0.0%
159 Suriname2 0.0%
159 Vanuatu2 0.0%
171 Sao Tome and Principe0 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 2020).[3]

The 30 largest countries by net national wealth (in billions USD)
RankCountry2000Country2005Country2010Country2015Country2020CountryPeak valuePeak year
World116,907World178,652World238,958World289,934World360,603World360,6032019
1 United States42,320 United States59,921 United States60,230 United States83,586 United States105,990 United States105,9902020
2 Japan19,404 Japan19,476 Japan24,800 China46,546 China63,827 China63,8982017
3 United Kingdom6,565 United Kingdom10,949 China24,735 Japan21,555 Japan24,992 Japan29,7182011
4 Germany6,160 France9,679 France13,479 United Kingdom13,871 Germany14,660 Germany14,6602020
5 France4,704 Germany9,073 Italy11,504 France11,575 France14,639 France14,6392020
6 Italy5,522 Italy9,457 Germany11,892 Germany11,990 United Kingdom14,341 United Kingdom14,6302019
7 China3,704 China8,523 United Kingdom10,965 Italy10,489 India12,614 Italy12,8202007
8 Canada2,612 Spain6,905 Spain8,670 India8,719 Italy11,358 India12,6142019
9 Spain2,497 Canada4,357 Canada6,717 Canada6,900 Canada8,573 Spain10,2962007
10 Taiwan1,786 South Korea3,512 Australia6,097 Australia6,418 Spain7,772 Canada8,7282017
11 South Korea1,715 Australia3,480 India5,900 Spain6,167 South Korea7,302 Australia8,0192017
12 Netherlands1,591 Netherlands2,524 South Korea4,843 South Korea6,125 Australia7,202 South Korea7,5312017
13 Australia1,500 India2,380 Netherlands3,311  Switzerland3,401 Taiwan4,062 Taiwan4,1492017
14  Switzerland1,273 Taiwan2,287 Brazil3,169 Taiwan3,340  Switzerland3,877  Switzerland3,8772020
15 India1,230  Switzerland1,737 Taiwan3,024 Netherlands2,999 Netherlands3,719 Brazil3,7952017
16 Mexico1,219 Belgium1,488  Switzerland2,522 Brazil2,750 Brazil3,535 Netherlands3,7192020
17 Belgium931 Canada1,445 Belgium1,953 Canada2,387 Hong Kong3,066 Russia3,1962013
18 Hong Kong840 Austria1,188 Russia1,745 Hong Kong2,285 Russia3,052 Hong Kong3,0662020
19 Brazil736 Brazil1,127 Turkey1,711 Belgium1,943 Canada2,701 Canada2,7012020
20 Austria669 Greece1,020 Austria1,615 Russia1,786 Belgium2,194 Belgium2,3092017
21 Greece618 Turkey1,017 Mexico1,585 Sweden1,786 Sweden2,049 Sweden2,1402017
22 Sweden522 Sweden966 Sweden1,511 Turkey1,755 Austria1,950 Austria1,9502020
23 Israel465 Hong Kong920 Hong Kong1,424 Austria1,576 Indonesia1,823 Turkey1,9462013
24 Denmark451 Poland894 Poland1,388 Poland1,385 Poland1,771 Indonesia1,8232020
25 Poland450 Russia876 Greece1,248 Indonesia1,328 Saudi Arabia1,556 Poland1,8142017
26 Turkey442 Denmark799 Indonesia1,120 Saudi Arabia1,179 Singapore1,381 Greece1,5842007
27 Portugal419 Portugal762 Denmark1,022 Singapore1,070 Turkey1,355 Saudi Arabia1,5562020
28 Indonesia367 United Arab Emirates742 Norway974 Denmark1,048 Denmark1,271 Singapore1,3812020
29 Norway350 Norway684 Portugal955 Egypt1,042 Thailand1,160 Denmark1,2802017
30 Singapore324 Ireland
 South Africa
589 Singapore871 Portugal904 Portugal1,098 Thailand1,1602020

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 (%)
2000-09
Year  Australia  Canada  China  France  Germany  Italy  Japan  South Korea  Spain  Taiwan  United Kingdom  United States Aggregate share of the top 10
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%


2010-19
Year  Australia  Canada  China  France  Germany  India  Italy  Japan  Spain  United Kingdom  United States Aggregate share of the top 10
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% 4.1% 4.1% 3.5% 3.3% 6.8% 4.1% 27.4% 76.2%
2018 2.2% 2.4% 17.6% 4.1% 4.1% 3.4% 3.2% 6.8% 4.1% 29.1% 76.8%
2019 2.4% 17.7% 4.0% 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

Regions of the world by share of total world's wealth, 2020

  Northern America (31.0%)
  Europe (23.0%)
  China (20.0%)
  Asia-Pacific (9.9%)
  India (4.1%)
  Latin America (2.3%)
  Africa (1.0%)
List by Credit Suisse (2020)[6]
RankContinent/region/countryTotal wealth
(trillions USD)
Share
-World400.2100.0%
1North America124.031.0%
2Europe93.423.0%
3China81.420.0%
4Asia-Pacific55.69.9%
5India17.64.1%
6Latin America9.82.3%
7Africa4.71.0%

See also

References

  1. "National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan)". stat.gov.tw. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. Anthony Shorrocks; Jim Davies; Rodrigo Lluberas (November 2017). "Global Wealth Report". Credit Suisse. Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Report. Databook. Downloadable data sheets. See Table 2.4 (page 102) of databook for wealth estimates by country. See page 104 for total wealth of continents.
  3. "Global wealth report". www.credit-suisse.com. Credit Suisse. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. "Global wealth report 2019" (PDF). Credit Suisse. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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