List of countries by total wealth

Last updated

Countries by total wealth, 2022 (2023 publication) Countries by total wealth (billions USD), Credit Suisse.png
Countries by total wealth, 2022 (2023 publication)

National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total sum of the value of a country's assets minus its liabilities. It refers to the total value of net wealth possessed by the residents of a state at a set point in time. [1] Despite the name, figures in this article only cover household wealth and exclude government wealth, which may be substantial, as in China, or negative, as in the UK or US, and so does not show total wealth. 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 population, but also by human resources, natural resources, and capital and technological advancements, which may create new assets or render others worthless in the future.

Contents

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 after the Great Recession and subsequent economic recovery. During periods when equity markets experience 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 of the countries where people invest more in real estate and bonds, such as France and Italy, tend to rise instead.

Total household wealth by country

Top 10 countries by total wealth, 2022
  1. United States (30.8%)
  2. China (18.6%)
  3. Japan (5%)
  4. Germany (3.8%)
  5. France (3.5%)
  6. United Kingdom (3.5%)
  7. India (3.4%)
  8. Canada (2.5%)
  9. Italy (2.4%)
  10. South Korea (2.2%)
  11. Rest of the world (24.4%)

Countries ranking through time

In the following table are ranked the 30 countries by the largest national net wealth from 2000 to 2022 according to UBS and Credit Suisse S.A. (August 2023). [4]

The 30 largest countries by net national wealth (in billions USD)
Country2000Country2005Country2010Country2015Country2020Country2022CountryPeak valuePeak year
 World117,825 World182,218 World252,084 World297,743 World422,718 World454,385 World465,6662021
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 43,423Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 62,634Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 64,661Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 87,959Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 126,300Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 139,866Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 145,7932021
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19,404Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19,476Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 28,640Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 46,535Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 73,866Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 84,485Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 85,9472021
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,565Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10,949Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25,493Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 21,519Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 26,744Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22,582Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 29,7182011
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6,160Flag of France.svg  France 9,679Flag of France.svg  France 13,526Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 13,978Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18,053Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17,426Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18,4122021
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5,522Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9,457Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11,934Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12,009Flag of France.svg  France 16,326Flag of France.svg  France 15,989Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 16,7412021
Flag of France.svg  France 4,704Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9,073Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11,545Flag of France.svg  France 11,594Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15,454Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15,972Flag of France.svg  France 16,3262020
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3,704Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 8,522Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 11,199Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10,506Flag of India.svg  India 12,688Flag of India.svg  India 15,365Flag of India.svg  India 15,3652022
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2,613Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6,905Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8,701Flag of India.svg  India 8,948Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12,176Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11,263Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12,8202007
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2,497Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4,363Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6,832Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6,930Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10,586Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11,020Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12,5012021
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,721Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3,508Flag of India.svg  India 6,810Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6,424Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9,625Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9,890Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10,7342021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1,591Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3,480Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6,662Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6,177Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9,268Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9,720Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10,2962007
Flag of India.svg  India 1,553Flag of India.svg  India 3,266Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4,744Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6,128Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8,759Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8,487Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9,9462021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1,500Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2,524Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3,323Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 3,514Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5,447Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 5,422Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 5,7762021
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 1,437Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 1,883Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,128Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3,428Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 4,920Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4,869Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5,4472020
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1,273Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1,826Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2,892Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3,255Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4,673Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4,863Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4,8932021
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1,110Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1,737Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2,628Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2,659Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3,767Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4,829Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4,8632022
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 871Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1,563Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2,565Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2,548Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3,544Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4,628Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4,6282022
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 828Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1,067Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2,261Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2,531Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3,446Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4,386Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4,3862022
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 719Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1,064Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2,165Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2,398Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3,177Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3,493Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3,5442020
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 646Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,034Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,718Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1,899Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,092Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3,256Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3,4952021
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 618Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1,020Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1,628Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1,824Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3,087Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3,195Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3,2562022
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 525Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 976Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1,588Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1,783Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2,742Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3,034Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 3,0342022
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 522Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 966Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1,460Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,777Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1,905Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2,335Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2,8652021
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 451Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 869Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1,359Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1,437Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1,855Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2,268Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2,2682022
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 422Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 799Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1,252Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1,408Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,793Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,906Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,9982021
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 415Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 731Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,022Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,075Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,637Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,869Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,9702013
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 364Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 704Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 988Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,055Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,509Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1,794Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,9062022
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 336Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 696Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 958Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1,035Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1,465Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,644Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1,8552020
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 336Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 622Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 936Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1,000Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1,443Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1,592Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1,6582021
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 324Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 620Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 926Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 993Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1,436Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1,426Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,6442022

Shares of global wealth

The following table indicates the share of global wealth of the ten wealthiest 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 in bold.

Shares of global wealth (%) of the ten wealthiest countries by net national wealth for 2000–09
YearFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Aggregate
share of
the top 10
20002.2%3.1%4.0%5.2%4.7%16.5%1.5%2.1%5.6%36.9%81.8%
20012.1%3.6%4.0%5.2%4.6%14.1%1.5%2.3%5.6%38.8%81.8%
20022.0%3.7%4.6%5.5%5.3%13.8%1.7%2.9%6.1%35.1%80.7%
20031.9%2.2%3.7%5.2%5.8%5.7%12.9%3.5%6.2%32.8%79.9%
20041.9%2.2%3.9%5.6%5.7%5.7%11.5%3.9%6.5%32.5%79.4%
20052.4%4.7%5.3%5.0%5.2%10.7%1.9%3.8%6.0%34.4%79.4%
20062.0%2.3%5.0%5.8%5.0%5.5%9.5%4.2%6.4%32.3%78.0%
20072.3%2.6%6.0%6.1%5.3%5.5%8.6%4.4%6.2%29.3%76.3%
20082.2%8.2%6.0%5.4%2.2%5.6%11.2%4.4%4.4%27.5%77.1%
20092.4%2.6%8.6%5.7%5.3%5.4%10.2%4.1%4.8%26.3%75.4%
Shares of global wealth (%) of the ten wealthiest countries by net national wealth for 2010–19
YearFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Aggregate
share of
the top 10
20102.7%10.1%5.4%4.7%2.7%4.6%11.4%3.5%4.4%25.7%75.2%
20112.7%11.9%5.1%4.6%2.5%4.3%11.4%3.4%4.5%25.2%75.6%
20122.8%12.5%4.8%4.6%2.7%4.2%9.8%2.9%4.4%25.6%74.3%
20132.7%13.8%4.8%4.7%2.6%4.1%7.8%2.7%4.5%26.8%74.5%
20142.2%2.6%15.1%4.2%4.3%2.8%3.9%7.1%4.7%28.6%75.5%
20152.2%2.3%15.6%3.9%4.0%3.0%3.5%7.2%4.7%29.5%75.9%
20162.2%2.5%16.7%3.8%3.9%3.2%3.3%7.2%4.0%29.9%76.7%
20172.2%2.4%17.4%3.9%4.1%3.3%3.3%6.7%4.1%28.4%75.8%
20182.2%18.4%3.8%4.1%3.4%3.0%6.7%2.2%3.7%28.5%76.0%
20192.3%18.1%3.6%4.0%3.4%2.8%6.5%2.1%3.6%29.6%76.0%
Shares of global wealth (%) of the ten wealthiest countries by net national wealth for 2020 onwards
YearFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Aggregate
share of
the top 10
20202.5%17.5%3.9%4.3%3.0%2.9%6.3%2.3%3.7%29.9%76.3%
20212.3%2.7%18.5%3.5%4.0%3.2%2.5%5.4%3.6%31.3%77.0%
20222.5%18.6%3.5%3.8%3.4%2.4%5.0%2.2%3.5%30.8%75.7%
2023

See also

References

  1. "National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan)". stat.gov.tw. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. Shorrocks, Anthony; Davies, James; Lluberas, Rodrigo (2023). Global Wealth Databook 2024. UBS and Credit Suisse Research Institute.
  3. "GDP (current US$) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "Global wealth report". UBS & Credit Suisse . Retrieved 17 August 2023.