The W20 The 20 wealthiest countries in the world Publication Date: October 2015
W20 wealth rankings The following tables ranks the top 20 countries in the world by total individual wealth held. Total individual wealth refers to the private wealth held by all the individuals in each country. It includes all their net assets (wealth), including all property, cash, equities and business interests. W20: Countries ranked by total individual wealth, 2015 Rank Country Wealth (US$ billion) 1 United States 48 734 2 China 17 254 3 Japan 15 230 4 Germany 9 358 5 United Kingdom 9 240 6 France 8 722 7 Italy 7 308 8 Canada 4 796 9 Australia 4 497 10 India 3 492 11 Spain 3 123 12 Brazil 2 687 13 South Korea 2 269 14 Switzerland 2 195 15 Mexico 1 865 16 Netherlands 1 848 17 Belgium 1 523 18 Russian Federation 1 473 19 Indonesia 1 424 20 Sweden 1 387
W20 - per capita rankings The following table ranks W20 countries by average wealth per person (otherwise known as per capita wealth). As reflected, certain countries such as India and Indonesia, only make the W20 due to their large populations. On a per capita basis, they are quite poor. W20: Countries ranked by per capita wealth, 2015 Rank Country Wealth per capita (US$) 1 Switzerland 285 100 2 Australia 204 400 3 United States 150 600 4 United Kingdom 147 600 5 Sweden 146 000 6 Belgium 141 000 7 Canada 139 000 8 France 138 000 9 Italy 121 000 10 Japan 120 300 11 Germany 114 400 12 Netherlands 108 700 13 Spain 67 900 14 South Korea 46 300 15 Mexico 16 500 16 Brazil 13 500 17 China 12 800 18 Russian Federation 10 600 19 Indonesia 6 000 20 India 2 800 Surprisingly, the UK ranks ahead of Sweden and well ahead of Germany on this measure. This is mainly down to the high value of real estate in the UK. Also in Germany, many people do not own their homes and rent instead this negatively impacts on their total net assets (wealth).
W20 - growth rankings The following table ranks W20 countries by wealth growth since 2000. Australia s growth during this period is particularly impressive. In 2000, Australia ranked behind the likes of the UK and USA on a wealth per capita basis. However, now it ranks well above these countries. W20: Countries ranked by wealth growth, 2000-2015 Rank Country Growth (%) Wealth per capita, 2000 (US$) Wealth per capita, 2015 (US$) 1 Indonesia 362% 1 300 6 000 2 China 341% 2 900 12 800 3 Russian Federation 253% 3 000 10 600 4 Australia 248% 58 800 204 400 5 India 211% 900 2 800 6 Brazil 207% 4 400 13 500 7 South Korea 132% 20 000 46 300 8 France 127% 60 800 138 000 9 Canada 119% 63 600 139 000 10 Switzerland 109% 136 600 285 100 11 Germany 102% 56 600 114 400 12 Sweden 92% 76 000 146 000 13 Mexico 85% 8 900 16 500 14 Spain 70% 40 000 67 900 15 Netherlands 69% 64 300 108 700 16 Italy 65% 73 400 121 000 17 Belgium 64% 86 000 141 000 18 United Kingdom 58% 93 300 147 600 19 United States 41% 107 100 150 600 20 Japan 39% 86 300 120 300 Despite recent economic troubles, growth rates in France, Spain and Italy are surprisingly high. This is mainly due to particularly strong growth during the 2000 to 2007 period. Growth in these countries since 2007 has been poor.
Global wealth per capita rankings Ofcourse, there are several wealthy countries (on a wealth per capita basis) that do not make the W20 due to their low populations. The following table ranks all known countries by wealth per capita. World: Top 10 wealth per capita rankings, 2015 Rank Country Wealth per capita (US$) 1 Monaco 1 525 000 2 Liechtenstein 620 000 3 Switzerland 285 100 4 Australia 204 400 5 Norway 200 000 6 Luxembourg 181 600 7 Singapore 158 300 8 United States 150 600 9 United Kingdom 147 600 10 Sweden 146 000
Focus on Africa The following table ranks major African countries by wealth per capita. Africa: Selected countries ranked by per capita wealth, 2015 Rank Country Wealth per capita (US$) 1 Mauritius 21 710 2 South Africa 11 000 3 Namibia 10 520 4 Botswana 6 750 5 Algeria 6 240 6 Morocco 5 840 7 Egypt, Arab Rep. 4 430 8 Angola 3 920 9 Nigeria 1 380 10 Cote d'ivoire 1 290 11 Ghana 1 170 12 Senegal 1 120 13 Zambia 1 070 14 Kenya 1 010 15 Tanzania 570 16 Zimbabwe 550 17 Mali 510 18 Mozambique 440 19 Uganda 390 20 Ethiopia 290 On a wealth per capita basis, the fastest growing countries in Africa during the past 15 years (2000 2015) were Angola and Ghana. Zimbabwe was the only African country to experience a decline in per capita wealth during this period.
Focus on the Middle East The following table ranks major Middle Eastern countries by wealth per capita. Middle East: Selected countries ranked by per capita wealth, 2015 Rank Country Wealth per capita (US$) 1 Qatar 108 290 2 United Arab Emirates 76 470 3 Kuwait 72 590 4 Israel 69 870 5 Bahrain 28 140 6 Oman 25 830 7 Saudi Arabia 22 900 8 Lebanon 18 650 9 Turkey 13 230 10 Jordan 7 400 On a wealth per capita basis, the fastest growing country in the Middle East during the past 15 years was Qatar.
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