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World distribution of wealth, GDP, and population by region in the year 2000

World distribution of wealth is the distribution of how wealth is distributed around the world. The guideline for categorizing the data is to organize it based on the continent on which the people with wealth reside. Sometimes, the data is organized by household wealth. It is useful to do it this way because sometimes the holders of wealth take care of other people who have no wealth, such as children or other family members.

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World distribution of wealth (2016)

Data for the following tables is obtained from The UN-WIDER World Distribution of Household Wealth Report. [1]

By Region

Population, net worth and gross domestic product by region [1]
RegionPopulation (%)Net worth (%)Gross domestic product (%)
WorldAdultPPPExchange
rates
PPPExchange
rates
America13.6959.2233.6138.7332.3740.11
Europe9.6274.3227.6931.0922.8627.51
Africa11.7346.261.970.713.031.40
Middle East8.9152.885.504.015.944.93
Asia52.1857.3629.4025.6131.0724.10
Other2.7871.752.821.514.482.16
Total98.9160.30100.99101.6699.75100.21

America

Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic product
Per capita% of worldPer capita% of world
WorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates
Flag of the United States.svg United States 4.6771.39143,727143,72725.4032.6535,61935,61921.9731.49
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0.5074.1889,25270,9161.701.7428,73122,8281.912.18
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 0.6163.1738,48125,4100.880.7511,7297,7450.940.89
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 0.0060.8776,36453,8130.010.0116,79314,2170.010.01
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 0.0071.27103,78758,1210.020.0117,5269,8150.010.01
Flag of Belize.svg Belize 0.0049.2712,3185,8510.000.007,1703,4060.000.00
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 0.0071.66138,417136,6300.010.0142,5330.01
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 0.1450.157,2152,4500.040.022,9349960.050.03
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 2.8659.9421,0929,5662.281.337,7453,5122.921.90
Flag of Chile.svg Chile 0.2563.6530,76013,7220.290.1710,3894,6350.350.22
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 0.6957.4514,2914,7300.370.165,7961,9180.530.25
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 0.0658.1314,97310,6150.040.035,8734,1640.050.05
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 0.1872.0912,0864,5870.080.042,4670.09
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 0.1453.9913,7295,7130.070.045,6542,3520.100.06
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 0.2055.016,9111,9960.050.023,7201,0740.100.04
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 0.1053.9518,8938,6320.070.044,6222,1120.060.04
Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe 0.0167.1076,36453,8130.020.0210,0300.01
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 0.1844.6512,7694,9340.090.044,3351,6750.110.06
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 0.1347.176,2211,6110.030.011,7984660.030.01
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 0.1147.095,5232,3560.020.012,1649230.030.02
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 0.0457.2010,4168,5620.020.023,4642,8480.020.02
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1.6456.0821,49313,0701.341.059,7115,9052.111.84
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 0.0845.965,1381,2480.020.001,9474730.020.01
Flag of Panama.svg Panama 0.0558.6715,6778,1520.030.026,6503,4580.040.03
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 0.0949.4111,1013,1630.040.014,8011,3680.060.02
Flag of Peru.svg Peru 0.4355.2912,2345,3280.200.114,7992,0900.270.17
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 0.0668.0375,58254,3620.180.1722,24215,9980.190.19
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 0.0263.6053,42923,4080.040.0213,7216,0110.040.02
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 0.0567.620,20711,8070.040.0310,2856,0090.070.06
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 0.0065.5976,36453,8130.010.00
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 0.4056.1414,62910,1010.220.207,2324,9940.380.38
Total13.6959.22Total net worth:33.6138.73Total GDP:32.3740.11

Europe

Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic product
Per capita% of worldPer capita% of world
WorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates
Flag of Albania.svg Albania 0.0560.4410,5043,1550.020.013,6581,0990.020.01
Flag of Austria.svg Austria 0.1377.4666,63962,4200.340.4024,83623,2640.440.59
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 0.1673.1414,5911,6980.090.018,7381,0170.190.03
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 0.1776.6385,81876,5770.550.6325,00822,3150.560.72
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0673.9212,1312,4570.030.015,2521,1170.040.01
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 0.1377.4315,3563,5440.080.026,3561,4670.110.04
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 0.0776.1222,43910,2210.060.049,5474,3490.090.06
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 0.1776.8432,43110,7970.210.0914,8444,9420.330.16
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 0.0976.2666,19170,7510.220.3028,53930,5050.330.51
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 0.0274.3626,3618,4200.020.0110,8733,4730.030.01
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 0.0975.4438,75437,1710.120.1524,41623,4190.270.38
Flag of France.svg France 0.9774.83130,546128,3274.735.9724,47824,6793.104.40
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 0.0870.4712,3151,3710.040.015,3155920.050.01
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1.3578.7189,87186,3694.605.6923,91722,7584.285.83
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 0.0077.299,52690,2770.000.00
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 0.1878.0772,82550,2400.500.4415,55810,7330.370.37
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 0.0071.66138,417136,6300.000.01
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 0.1776.6132,45613,5620.210.1111,0634,6230.250.15
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 0.0069.1273,40183,0310.010.0226,92930,4610.020.03
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 0.0669.5989,32782,5550.210.2527,19725,1350.220.30
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0.9580.42119,70498,3174.304.5422,87618,6042.873.34
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 0.0474.5719,1626,9510.030.018,3053,0130.040.02
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 0.0077.299,52690,2770.000.00
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 0.0672.822,1268,0760.050.028,3973,0650.060.03
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 0.0175.42182,567160,0300.050.0648,96842,9230.050.06
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 0.0369.5914,6064,6520.020.015,5061,7540.020.01
Flag of Malta.svg Malta 0.0172.4675,69440,4710.020.0118,5269,7610.020.01
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 0.0767.78,4981,1550.020.002,2123010.020.00
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 0.0077.299,52690,2770.000.0022,0650.00
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 0.2675.77120,086109,4181.191.3925,75923,2610.891.15
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Netherlands Antilles 0.0067.9876,36453,8130.010.0112,8620.01
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 0.0774.1272,25481,1880.200.2932,05736,0210.310.50
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 0.6472.0824,65410,4380.590.329,6614,0900.810.49
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 0.1777.0553,35733,4210.340.2717,08910,6140.380.34
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 0.3674.2914,8274,8210.200.095,0241,6340.240.11
Flag of France.svg Saint-Pierre and Miquelon 0.0071.67138,417136,6300.000.00
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia and Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 0.1772.312,1312,4570.080.021,0430.03
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 0.0972.2223,9686,7790.080.0312,6193,5690.150.06
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 0.0377.3536,67219,7130.040.0316,9839,1300.070.06
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 0.6779.0092,25368,6932.342.2419,03714,0481.681.78
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 0.1575.8780,09183,9180.440.6024,62825,8050.470.71
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0.1276.69144,186170,7550.640.9828,20933,4070.440.74
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 0.9674.78128,959126,8324.715.9524,25223,8523.094.35
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 0.8174.469,8901,2360.300.055,1476430.550.10
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City 0.0077.2099,52690,2770.000.00
Total9.6274.32Total net worth:27.6931.09Total GDP:22.8627.51

Africa

Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic product
Per capita% of worldPer capita% of world
WorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 0.5053.687,2702,0870.140.056,1071,7540.400.17
Flag of Benin.svg Benin 0.1243.243,3709500.020.011,2253450.020.01
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 0.1940.662,1234190.010.009861950.020.01
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 0.1140.201,8763270.010.006191080.010.00
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 0.2445.905,2721,2620.050.012,3015510.070.03
Flag of Chad.svg Chad 0.1342.611,7283290.010.009591830.020.00
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 0.8242.061,4021800.040.01669860.070.01
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo 0.0642.692,7951,1270.010.002,5331,0220.020.01
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire 0.2744.995,5021,5890.060.022,0285860.070.03
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea 0.0643.662,3495770.010.007472030.010.00
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 1.1343.811,4141930.060.01720980.110.02
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini 0.0243.4213,2393,3770.010.005,0471,2870.010.00
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 0.3347.414,1297750.050.011,3762580.060.02
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea 0.1445.967,7341,0620.040.012,9614070.050.01
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau 0.0243.091,6734090.000.007381800.000.00
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 0.5043.693,6719660.070.021,3163460.090.03
Flag of Libya.svg Libya 0.0953.9717,3396,2850.060.036,4840.11
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 0.2744.832,2236330.020.018772490.030.01
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 0.1943.172,6835460.020.018081650.020.01
Flag of Mali.svg Mali 0.1940.281,7983830.010.009962120.030.01
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 0.0446.315,2071,2310.010.001,7294090.010.00
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 0.0265.7062,33815,9830.050.0214,4063,6930.040.01
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 0.4855.3113,6033,6870.250.094,2991,1650.270.11
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 0.2945.162,8175450.030.011,1132150.040.01
Flag of Niger.svg Niger 0.1940.391,7563290.010.009021690.020.01
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 1.9343.739603770.070.048263250.210.12
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 0.1340.502,9516380.010.009762110.020.01
Flag of France.svg Reunion 0.0162.6717,3396,2850.010.009,0140.02
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 0.1743.964,2941,1720.030.011,6814590.040.01
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 0.0747.382,0443530.010.007341270.010.00
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia 0.1245.762,3495770.010.002350.01
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 0.7555.8616,2665,9770.460.228,0172,9460.790.42
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 0.5448.642,3495770.050.021,7563670.130.04
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 0.5744.791,2466810.030.024902680.040.03
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 0.0944.352,2146450.010.009262700.010.00
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 0.1658.9521,2376,0420.130.057,1302,0290.150.06
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 0.4038.552,9057250.040.011,0302570.050.02
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 0.1842.202,1217890.010.018413130.020.01
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 0.2144.716,8631,4650.050.012,6075560.070.02
Total11.7346.26Total net worth:1.970.71Total GDP:3.031.40

Middle East

Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic product
Per capita% of worldPer capita% of world
WorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 0.3942.906,5611,1640.100.021010.01
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 0.0564.449,5451,5480.020.003,0684980.020.00
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 0.1359.146,7171,2370.030.013,5556540.060.02
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 0.0163.93105,287130,8330.040.0715,87011,7750.020.02
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1.1152.8316,6505,7540.700.314,4061,5230.640.32
Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1.0951.3117,56911,6210.730.627,2024,7641.040.98
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 0.4146.7012,3433,4800.190.077660.06
Flag of Israel.svg Israel 0.117.2964,03459,2070.881.0519,14817,7050.921.22
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 0.0849.7612,2174,8250.040.024,2821,6910.050.03
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 0.2563.2414,2812,1190.130.038,3311,2360.270.06
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 0.0466.88105,287130,8330.150.2315,74315,9470.080.11
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan 0.0854.645,1744330.020.003,2052680.030.00
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 0.0659.5620,52612,8280.040.036,0893,8060.040.04
Flag of Oman.svg Oman 0.0453.2618,94311,1300.030.0212,4917,6150.070.06
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 2.3447.656,2961,2550.560.142,1584300.670.19
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 0.0543.3712,3433,4800.020.01
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 0.0167.09105,287130,8330.040.0630,5580.06
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 0.3551.1622,86416,2060.310.2812,3748,7710.580.59
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria 0.2847.118,78910,0460.090.144,3384,9580.160.26
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 0.1046.542,9422980.010.001,3801400.020.00
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1.1259.2023,7989,6011.010.527,4142,9911.100.63
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 0.0753.1412,3433,4800.030.013,6681,0620.040.01
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 0.0568.76105,287130,8330.210.3418,9060.19
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 0.4151.836,5611,1640.100.021,5165520.080.04
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 0.2940.191,4255370.020.011,2934870.050.03
Total8.9152.88Total net worth:5.504.01Total GDP:5.944.93

Asia

Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic product
Per capita% of worldPer capita% of world
WorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 2.1251.576,3891,2500.510.131,7723470.500.14
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 0.0160.06105,287130,8330.020.0312,9220.01
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 0.2145.884,8837530.040.011,8592870.050.01
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 20.5767.2711,2672,6138.772.623,84489110.453.47
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor 0.0142.026,5611,1640.000.004570.00
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 0.1176.61202,189173,3530.830.9227,89323,9150.400.49
Flag of India.svg India 16.7855.886,5131,1124.140.912,6844585.951.45
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 3.4459.497,9731,4401.040.244,0357291.830.47
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2.0979.45124,858180,8379.8618.3725,92437,5477.1514.84
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati 0.0052.8610,0844,1530.000.005740.00
Flag of Laos.svg Laos 0.0946.756,5611,1640.020.001,5513280.020.01
Flag of Macau.svg Macao 0.105.0973,07244,7940.280.2223,11814,1720.310.27
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 0.3856.2815,0466,1370.220.119,4223,8430.470.27
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 0.7857.186,5611,1640.190.048770.13
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 0.4048.536,5611,1640.100.021,3212270.070.02
Flag of Niue.svg Niue 0.0052.8510,0844,1530.000.00
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 0.3665.416,5611,1640.090.024760.03
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 1.2551.7514,1823,5330.670.214,0651,0130.670.24
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 0.0771.94113,63190,9600.280.2928,64422,9290.250.29
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 0.7771.0645,84929,6871.331.1114,9379,6711.521.41
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0.3363.9310,6172,3290.130.043,8418420.170.05
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 0.0173.46100,00973,6540.030.0319,71414,5190.020.02
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 1.0165.3714,8244,3900.570.226,7151,9890.900.38
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 1.2955.965,6331,1120.280.072,0123970.340.10
Total52.1857.36Total net worth:29.4025.61Total GDP:31.0724.10

Other

Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic product
Per capita% of worldPer capita% of world
WorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0.3171.7890,90667,9901.081.0427,19320,3381.131.21
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 0.0670.1455,82337,0260.130.1120,00813,2710.170.16
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2.4173.3417,6103,0361.610.369,9961,7233.180.79
Total2.7871.75Total net worth:2.821.51Total GDP:4.482.16

See also

References

  1. 1 2 The World Distribution of Household Wealth. James B. Davies, Susanna Sandstrom, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. 5 December 2006.