List of countries by total wealth

Countries by total wealth (billions USD), Credit Suisse 2017

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] According to the Bank of Italy, whose data are reported in the Credit Suisse S.A. research, the national real estate value is underestimated since 2015 by approximately 7,000 billions euros and will be updated in the coming times.[3][4]

List of countries by total wealth

List by Credit Suisse (2017)[5]
RankCountryTotal wealth
(billions USD)
—World280,289
—North America101,005
1 United States93,560
—Asia80,548
—Europe79,639
2 China29,000
3 Japan23,682
4 United Kingdom14,073
5 Germany13,714
6 France12,969
7 Italy10,853
—Oceania8,491
—Latin America8,107
8 Canada7,407
9 Australia7,329
10 South Korea6,586
11 India4,987
12 Spain4,845
13  Switzerland3,630
14 Taiwan[6]3,568
15 Netherlands2,692
16 Brazil2,545
—Africa2,499
17 Belgium2,453
18 Sweden1,994
19 Russia1,888
20 Indonesia1,843
21 Mexico1,835
22 Austria1,562
23 Norway1,286
24 Denmark1,245
25 Singapore1,199
26 Hong Kong[7]1,193
27 New Zealand1,162
28 Turkey1,068
29 Israel1,054
30 Greece1,007
31 Poland859
32 Ireland853
33 Saudi Arabia772
34 South Africa761
35 Portugal750
36 Chile687
37 Finland686
38 Colombia643
39 United Arab Emirates603
40 Philippines593
41 Argentina561
42 Pakistan558
43 Peru545
44 Malaysia477
45 Czech Republic440
46 Thailand434
47 Vietnam358
48 Hungary312
49 Kuwait292
50 Bangladesh263
51 Romania256
52 Morocco254
53 Qatar218
54 Iran216
55 Algeria193
56 Libya181
57 Egypt178
58 Angola164
59 Nigeria154
60 Iceland144
61 Luxembourg141
62 Ecuador132
63 Tunisia123
64 Slovakia121
65 Oman114
66 Slovenia105
67 Costa Rica104
68 Bulgaria101
69 Uruguay100
70 Lebanon99
71 Cyprus92
72 Venezuela91
73 Croatia86
74 Sri Lanka68
75 Jordan68
76 Lithuania64
77 Myanmar62
78 Panama61
79 Georgia57
80 Azerbaijan57
81 El Salvador57
82 Serbia55
83 Kazakhstan53
84 Estonia45
85 Latvia44
86 Ukraine43
87 Paraguay43
88 Kenya43
89 Yemen41
90 Malta41
91   Nepal40
92 Ivory Coast37
93 Bolivia37
94 Mauritius36
95 Cambodia36
96 Bosnia and Herzegovina35
97 Papua New Guinea34
98 Brunei34
99 Turkmenistan33
100 Sudan31

European countries by total wealth

European countries by total wealth(billions USD), Credit Suisse 2017
List by Credit Suisse (2017)[8][5]
RankCountryTotal wealth
(billions USD)
 European Union70,800
1 United Kingdom14,073
2 Germany13,714
3 France12,969
4 Italy10,853
5 Spain4,845
6  Switzerland3,630
7 Netherlands2,692
8 Belgium2,453
9 Sweden1,994
10 Russia1,888
11 Austria1,562
12 Norway1,286
13 Denmark1,245
14 Greece1,007
15 Poland859
16 Ireland853
17 Portugal750
18 Finland686
19 Czech Republic440
20 Hungary312
21 Romania256
22 Iceland144
23 Luxembourg141
24 Slovakia121
25 Slovenia105
26 Bulgaria101
27 Cyprus92
28 Croatia86
29 Lithuania64
30 Serbia55
31 Estonia45
32 Latvia44
33 Ukraine43
34 Malta41
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina35
36 Albania24
37 Macedonia15
38 Moldova10
39 Montenegro9
40 Belarus8

Differences by country

In the following table are ranked the 30 countries by the largest national net wealth from 2000 to 2017 according to Credit Suisse S.A. (November 2017).[2]

The 30 largest countries by net national wealth (in billions USD)
RankCountry2000Country2005Country2010Country2015Country2017CountryPeak valuePeak year
—World116,957World172,294World219,847World253,754World280,289World280,2892017
1 United States42,344 United States59,836 United States60,586 United States84,183 United States93,560 United States93,5602017
2 Japan19,316 Japan18,143 Japan23,474 China26,769 China29,000 China29,0002017
3 United Kingdom7,184 United Kingdom11,026 China16,528 Japan21,068 Japan23,682 Japan28,0982011
4 Germany5,800 France9,537 France13,441 United Kingdom15,077 United Kingdom14,073 United Kingdom15,0772015
5 Italy5,497 Italy9,054 Germany12,303 Germany12,084 Germany13,714 Germany14,1602013
6 China4,664 Germany8,970 United Kingdom11,827 France11,587 France12,969 France14,0532007
7 France4,566 China8,632 Italy11,619 Italy9,898 Italy10,853 Italy12,5082009
8 Canada2,469 Canada4,277 Canada6,212 Australia6,317 Canada7,407 Canada7,4072017
9 Spain2,045 Spain4,003 Australia5,389 Canada6,190 Australia7,329 Australia7,3292017
10 Taiwan1,834 South Korea3,512 South Korea4,824 South Korea6,071 South Korea6,586 South Korea6,5862017
11 South Korea1,707 Australia3,066 Spain4,578 India4,408 India4,987 Spain5,6362007
12 Australia1,432 India2,141 India3,691 Spain4,327 Spain4,845 India4,9872017
13 Netherlands1,286 Taiwan1,989 Brazil3,181  Switzerland3,382  Switzerland3,630  Switzerland3,6302017
14  Switzerland1,284 Netherlands1,852 Taiwan2,948 Taiwan3,071 Taiwan3,568 Taiwan3,5682017
15 India1,163  Switzerland1,715 Russia2,555 Netherlands2,345 Netherlands2,692 Brazil3,5582011
16 Belgium1,153 Belgium1,696  Switzerland2,498 Belgium2,205 Brazil2,545 Russia2,8402012
17 Mexico987 Mexico1,445 Netherlands2,389 Brazil1,981 Belgium2,453 Netherlands2,6922017
18 Brazil839 Sweden1,342 Belgium2,128 Sweden1,721 Sweden1,994 Belgium2,5062013
19 Greece631 Brazil1,224 Indonesia1,721 Mexico1,667 Russia1,888 Sweden1,9942017
20 Hong Kong599 Russia1,221 Mexico1,585 Indonesia1,648 Indonesia1,843 Mexico1,9882009
21 Argentina584 Turkey1,078 Sweden1,300 Russia1,461 Mexico1,835 Indonesia1,8692012
22 Austria563 Greece1,031 Greece1,261 Austria1,376 Austria1,562 Turkey1,6762007
23 Sweden491 Austria954 Turkey1,256 Norway1,084 Norway1,286 Greece1,5692007
24 Turkey484 Sweden852 Austria1,226 Singapore1,069 Denmark1,245 Austria1,5622017
25 Denmark427 Norway731 Norway1,166 Denmark1,065 Singapore1,199 Norway1,4392012
26 Portugal379 Indonesia715 Denmark1,017 Hong Kong1,118 Hong Kong1,193 Denmark1,2452017
27 Norway368 Denmark712 Singapore888 Turkey1,035 New Zealand1,162 Singapore1,1992017
28 Israel355 Hong Kong684 Poland780 New Zealand932 Turkey1,068 Hong Kong1,1932017
29 Singapore326 Portugal621 Portugal762 Greece923 Israel1,054 New Zealand1,1622017
30 Russia317 Finland550 Hong Kong746 Israel904 Greece1,007 Israel1,0542017

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 (%)
Year Australia Canada China France Germany Italy Japan South Korea Spain Taiwan United Kingdom United StatesAggregate share of the top 10
2000—2.1%4.0%3.9%5.0%4.7%16.5%-1.7%1.6%6.1%36.2%81.8%
2001—2.1%4.4%4.0%5.0%4.7%14.2%1.7%1.8%—6.0%37.5%81.4%
2002—2.0%5.1%4.8%5.6%5.5%14.1%1.7%2.0%—6.5%33.8%81.1%
20031.7%2.2%5.2%5.3%5.9%5.8%13.3%—2.3%—6.6%32.1%80.4%
2004—2.2%5.0%5.9%5.9%5.9%12.0%1.8%2.4%—6.9%32.0%80.0%
2005—2.5%5.0%5.5%5.2%5.3%10.5%2.0%2.3%—6.4%34.7%79.4%
2006—2.4%5.8%6.0%5.5%5.5%9.3%2.1%2.5%—7.0%32.8%78.9%
20072.1%2.7%7.0%6.4%5.8%5.7%8.4%—2.6%—6.8%29.3%76.8%
20081.9%2.4%6.8%6.7%6.4%6.1%11.8%—2.4%—5.1%27.5%77.1%
20092.2%2.7%7.8%6.5%6.2%6.0%10.8%—2.4%—5.7%26.0%76.3%
20102.4%2.8%8.1%6.1%5.6%5.2%10.6%2.2%——5.3%27.4%75.7%
20112.8%2.8%8.5%6.0%5.4%5.0%12.5%2.2%——4.8%26.7%76.7%
20122.8%3.0%8.5%5.5%5.4%4.7%10.7%2.4%——5.0%28.1%76.1%
20132.6%2.9%9.0%5.5%5.6%4.7%8.7%2.3%——5.3%30.2%76.8%
20142.5%2.8%9.8%4.9%5.0%4.2%7.9%2.4%——5.8%31.9%77.2%
20152.5%2.4%10.5%4.6%4.8%3.9%8.3%2.4%——5.9%33.2%78.5%
20162.5%2.6%10.4%4.5%4.8%3.9%9.6%2.4%——5.4%32.3%78.4%
20172.6%2.6%10.3%4.6%4.9%3.9%8.4%2.3%——5.0%33.4%78.0%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan)". stat.gov.tw. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Anthony Shorrocks; Jim Davies; Rodrigo Lluberas (November 2017). "Global Wealth Report". Credit Suisse. 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. ↑ https://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/ricchezza-famiglie-italiane/index.html?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=1
  4. ↑ https://www.bancaditalia.it/pubblicazioni/ricchezza-famiglie-italiane/2015-ricchezza-famiglie/en_suppl_69_15.pdf?language_id=1
  5. 1 2 http://publications.credit-suisse.com/tasks/render/file/index.cfm?fileid=A8BD95FB-A213-1EE7-59CC7F2F001A11AF
  6. ↑ Claimed by People's Republic of China
  7. ↑ officially Hong Kong is part of People's Republic of China
  8. ↑
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