List of countries by total wealth

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] 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. 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.

See also: List of countries by wealth per adult

Countries by total wealth (trillions USD), 2021

Total wealth by selected regions and countries

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

  Northern America (32.6%)
  Europe (24.7%)
  Asia-Pacific (18%)
  China (17.9%)
  India (3.1%)
  Latin America (2.6%)
  Africa (1.2%)
List by Credit Suisse (2021)[2]
Country (or region)Total wealth
(USD bn)		Share
 World418,342100.0%
 Northern America136,31632.6%
 Europe103,21324.7%
 Asia-Pacific75,22718.0%
 China74,88417.9%
 India12,8333.1%
 Latin America10,8722.6%
 Africa4,9461.2%

Total wealth by country

Top 10 Countries by Total Wealth, 2021

  United States (30.2%)
  China (17.9%)
  Japan (6.4%)
  Germany (4.4%)
  France (3.7%)
  United Kingdom (3.7%)
  India (3.1%)
  Italy (2.9%)
  Canada (2.4%)
  Australia (2.2%)
  Rest (23.4%)

* indicates "Wealth in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Economy of COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

List by Credit Suisse (2021)[3]
Country (or area)SubregionRegionTotal wealth
(USD bn)		 % of worldWealth-to-GDP ratio[4] (2017–19)
 World418,342100%N/A
 Northern AmericaAmericas136,31633%N/A
 United States *Northern AmericaAmericas126,34030%4.945
 EuropeEurope103,21325%N/A
 Asia-PacificAsia75,27718%N/A
 China *Eastern AsiaAsia74,88418%4.470
 Japan *Eastern AsiaAsia26,9316.4%4.918
 Germany *Western EuropeEurope18,2744.4%3.797
 United Kingdom *Northern EuropeEurope15,2843.7%5.069
 France *Western EuropeEurope14,9583.6%5.070
 India *Southern AsiaAsia12,8333.1%4.392
 Italy *Southern EuropeEurope11,9012.8%5.669
 Latin AmericaAmericas10,8722.6%N/A
 Canada *Northern AmericaAmericas9,9482.4%4.937
 Australia *Australia, New ZealandOceania9,2682.2%5.157
 South Korea *Eastern AsiaAsia8,9812.1%N/A
 Spain *Southern EuropeEurope8,5852.1%5.577
 Netherlands *Western EuropeEurope5,0761.2%4.100
 AfricaAfrica4,9461.2%N/A
 Taiwan *Eastern AsiaAsia4,6901.1%N/A
 Switzerland *Western EuropeEurope4,6891.1%5.514
 Mexico *Central AmericaAmericas3,6340.87%2.129
 Indonesia *South-eastern AsiaAsia3,1990.76%1.629
 Hong Kong * (China)Eastern AsiaAsia3,1670.76%8.384
 Belgium *Western EuropeEurope3,1590.76%4.116
 Russia *Eastern EuropeEurope3,0380.73%1.795
 Brazil *South AmericaAmericas2,8010.67%1.921
 Sweden *Northern EuropeEurope2,6200.63%3.860
 Austria *Western EuropeEurope2,1110.50%4.381
 Poland *Eastern EuropeEurope2,0460.49%2.972
 Denmark *Northern EuropeEurope1,7140.41%3.630
 Saudi Arabia *Western AsiaAsia1,6620.40%1.962
 Singapore *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,6270.39%3.712
 Turkey *Western AsiaAsia1,5870.38%1.780
 Thailand *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,3670.33%2.134
 Iran *Southern AsiaAsia1,2900.31%1.707
 Israel *Western AsiaAsia1,2840.31%2.739
 New Zealand *Australia, New ZealandOceania1,2530.30%5.181
 Portugal *Southern EuropeEurope1,1890.28%4.598
 Egypt *Northern AfricaAfrica1,1590.28%2.963
 Norway *Northern EuropeEurope1,1540.28%2.717
 Philippines *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,0240.24%2.028
 Vietnam *South-eastern AsiaAsia9650.23%3.043
 Ireland *Northern EuropeEurope9630.23%2.447
 United Arab Emirates *Western AsiaAsia9300.22%2.189
 Greece *Southern EuropeEurope8850.21%4.131
 Bangladesh *Southern AsiaAsia8310.20%2.304
 Chile *South AmericaAmericas7640.18%2.688
 South Africa *Southern AfricaAfrica7630.18%2.191
 Romania *Eastern EuropeEurope7610.18%2.671
 Finland *Northern EuropeEurope7330.18%2.952
 Czech Republic *Eastern EuropeEurope6660.16%2.194
 Malaysia *South-eastern AsiaAsia6540.16%1.870
 Pakistan *Southern AsiaAsia6490.16%1.671
 Nigeria *Western AfricaAfrica6190.15%0.989
 Colombia *South AmericaAmericas6030.14%1.737
 Ukraine *Eastern EuropeEurope4540.11%2.003
 Hungary *Eastern EuropeEurope4170.100%2.117
 Kuwait *Western AsiaAsia4090.098%3.008
 Kazakhstan *Central AsiaAsia4090.098%1.761
 Venezuela *South AmericaAmericas3860.092%0.000
 Peru *South AmericaAmericas3830.092%1.662
 Qatar *Western AsiaAsia3520.084%1.865
 Sri Lanka *Southern AsiaAsia3510.084%3.535
 Kenya *Eastern AfricaAfrica3380.081%2.607
 Morocco *Northern AfricaAfrica3320.079%2.548
 Iraq *Western AsiaAsia3080.074%1.397
 Slovakia *Eastern EuropeEurope2960.071%2.731
 Lebanon *Western AsiaAsia2500.060%N/A
 Algeria *Northern AfricaAfrica2450.059%1.473
 Luxembourg *Western EuropeEurope2380.057%2.321
 Croatia *Southern EuropeEurope2280.055%3.440
 Argentina *South AmericaAmericas2220.053%0.698
 Bulgaria *Eastern EuropeEurope2040.049%2.086
 Ethiopia *Eastern AfricaAfrica2020.048%1.699
 Slovenia *Southern EuropeEurope2010.048%3.784
 Ecuador *South AmericaAmericas1950.047%1.908
 Myanmar *South-eastern AsiaAsia1800.043%1.525
 Serbia *Southern EuropeEurope1740.042%3.303
 Belarus *Eastern EuropeEurope1710.041%1.950
 Jordan *Western AsiaAsia1660.040%3.281
 Costa Rica *Central AmericaAmericas1640.039%1.926
 Uruguay *South AmericaAmericas1540.037%1.356
 Oman *Western AsiaAsia1480.035%2.044
 Tunisia *Northern AfricaAfrica1440.034%2.887
 Lithuania *Northern EuropeEurope1380.033%2.105
 Panama *Central AmericaAmericas1250.030%1.617
 Bahrain *Western AsiaAsia1150.027%2.748
 Latvia *Northern EuropeEurope1040.025%2.727
 Ghana *Western AfricaAfrica1020.024%0.985
 Tanzania *Eastern AfricaAfrica1010.024%1.298
 Cyprus *Western AsiaAsia970.023%4.289
 Bolivia *South AmericaAmericas870.021%1.907
 Iceland *Northern EuropeEurope860.021%3.928
 Azerbaijan *Western AsiaAsia850.020%1.727
 Estonia *Northern EuropeEurope810.019%1.555
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *Southern EuropeEurope810.019%3.868
 Libya *Northern AfricaAfrica760.018%2.574
 Turkmenistan *Central AsiaAsia760.018%1.398
 Nepal *Southern AsiaAsia730.017%2.219
 Albania *Southern EuropeEurope670.016%4.581
 Mauritius *Eastern AfricaAfrica610.015%3.417
 Cambodia *South-eastern AsiaAsia600.014%1.956
 Paraguay *South AmericaAmericas530.013%1.337
 Malta *Southern EuropeEurope530.013%3.336
 Angola *Middle AfricaAfrica510.012%0.552
 Zimbabwe *Eastern AfricaAfrica510.012%1.819
 Nicaragua *Central AmericaAmericas500.012%2.955
 Armenia *Western AsiaAsia490.012%3.072
 Moldova *Eastern EuropeEurope490.012%3.426
 DR Congo *Middle AfricaAfrica490.012%N/A
 Trinidad and Tobago *CaribbeanAmericas460.011%1.689
 Jamaica *CaribbeanAmericas420.010%2.552
 Georgia *Western AsiaAsia420.010%2.117
 Uganda *Eastern AfricaAfrica400.0096%0.853
 Cameroon *Middle AfricaAfrica390.0093%0.846
 Senegal *Western AfricaAfrica380.0091%1.400
 Papua New Guinea *MelanesiaOceania330.0079%1.208
 Laos *South-eastern AsiaAsia320.0076%1.486
 Afghanistan *Southern AsiaAsia320.0076%N/A
 Montenegro *Southern EuropeEurope290.0069%4.691
 Rwanda *Eastern AfricaAfrica280.0067%1.620
 Madagascar *Eastern AfricaAfrica270.0065%1.488
 Zambia *Eastern AfricaAfrica260.0062%0.858
 Syria *Western AsiaAsia240.0057%N/A
 Kyrgyzstan *Central AsiaAsia230.0055%2.484
 Tajikistan *Central AsiaAsia230.0055%2.218
 Sudan *Northern AfricaAfrica220.0053%0.360
 Namibia *Southern AfricaAfrica210.0050%1.941
 Botswana *Southern AfricaAfrica210.0050%1.145
 Mali *Western AfricaAfrica210.0050%0.926
 Guinea *Western AfricaAfrica180.0043%1.139
 Malawi *Eastern AfricaAfrica180.0043%1.565
 Gabon *Middle AfricaAfrica170.0041%1.007
 Bahamas *CaribbeanAmericas160.0038%2.125
 Burkina Faso *Western AfricaAfrica160.0038%0.813
 Benin *Western AfricaAfrica150.0036%0.834
 Barbados *CaribbeanAmericas140.0033%2.688
 Equatorial Guinea *Middle AfricaAfrica140.0033%1.179
 Mozambique *Eastern AfricaAfrica140.0033%0.785
 Mongolia *Eastern AsiaAsia130.0031%0.857
 Niger *Western AfricaAfrica130.0031%1.637
 Brunei *South-eastern AsiaAsia120.0029%2.537
 Liberia *Western AfricaAfrica110.0026%1.628
 Maldives *Southern AsiaAsia100.0024%N/A
 Fiji *MelanesiaOceania90.0022%0.707
 Chad *Middle AfricaAfrica80.0019%1.241
 Congo *Middle AfricaAfrica60.0014%N/A
 Mauritania *Western AfricaAfrica60.0014%0.789
 Guyana *South AmericaAmericas60.0014%0.966
 Togo *Western AfricaAfrica60.0014%0.911
 Eritrea *Eastern AfricaAfrica50.0012%0.774
 Haiti *CaribbeanAmericas50.0012%0.349
 Seychelles *Eastern AfricaAfrica40.00096%2.348
 Burundi *Eastern AfricaAfrica40.00096%0.996
 Sierra Leone *Western AfricaAfrica40.00096%0.728
 East Timor *South-eastern AsiaAsia40.00096%1.487
 Belize *Central AmericaAmericas30.00072%1.064
 Gambia *Western AfricaAfrica30.00072%1.095
 Central African Republic *Middle AfricaAfrica20.00048%0.901
 Comoros *Eastern AfricaAfrica20.00048%1.716
 Djibouti *Eastern AfricaAfrica20.00048%0.602
 Guinea-Bissau *Western AfricaAfrica20.00048%1.493
 Lesotho *Southern AfricaAfrica20.00048%0.842
 Suriname *South AmericaAmericas20.00048%0.541
 São Tomé and Príncipe *Middle AfricaAfrica00%N/A
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Vanuatu *MelanesiaOceaniaN/AN/AN/A
 North Korea *Eastern AsiaAsiaN/AN/AN/A
 Cayman Islands *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Aruba *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Cuba *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Dominica *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Antigua and Barbuda *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Tonga *PolynesiaOceaniaN/AN/AN/A
 Saint Lucia *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Grenada *CaribbeanAmericasN/AN/AN/A
 Samoa *PolynesiaOceaniaN/AN/AN/A
 Solomon Islands *MelanesiaOceaniaN/AN/AN/A
 Somalia *Eastern AfricaAfricaN/AN/AN/A

Countries ranking through time

In the following table are ranked the 30 countries by the largest national net wealth from 2000 to 2020 according to Credit Suisse S.A. (June 2021).[5]

The 30 largest countries by net national wealth (in billions USD)
Country2000Country2005Country2010Country2015Country2020CountryPeak valuePeak year
 World117,857 World182,912 World253,015 World297,938 World418,342 World418,3422020
 United States43,439 United States62,657 United States64,683 United States87,987 United States126,340 United States126,3402020
 Japan19,404 Japan19,476 Japan28,640 China46,535 China74,884 China74,8842020
 United Kingdom6,595 United Kingdom11,000 China25,493 Japan21,519 Japan26,931 Japan29,7182011
 Germany6,160 France9,679 France13,526 United Kingdom14,041 Germany18,274 Germany18,2742020
 Italy5,522 Italy9,457 Germany11,934 Germany12,009 United Kingdom15,284 United Kingdom15,2842020
 France4,704 Germany9,073 Italy11,545 France11,594 France14,958 France14,9582020
 China3,704 China8,522 United Kingdom11,250 Italy10,506 India12,833 India13,4272019
 Canada2,613 Spain6,905 Spain8,701 India8,948 Italy11,901 Italy12,8202007
 Spain2,497 Canada4,363 Canada6,832 Canada6,930 Canada9,948 Spain10,2962007
 South Korea1,721 South Korea3,508 India6,810 Australia6,424 Australia9,268 Canada9,9482020
 Netherlands1,591 Australia3,480 Australia6,662 Spain6,177 South Korea8,981 Australia9,2682020
 India1,553 India3,266 South Korea4,744 South Korea6,128 Spain8,585 South Korea8,9812020
 Australia1,500 Netherlands2,524 Brazil3,534 Taiwan3,514 Netherlands5,076 Netherlands5,0762020
 Taiwan1,437 Taiwan1,883 Netherlands3,323  Switzerland3,428 Taiwan4,690 Taiwan4,6902020
  Switzerland1,273  Switzerland1,737  Switzerland2,892 Netherlands3,256  Switzerland4,689  Switzerland4,6892020
 Belgium1,051 Belgium1,714 Taiwan2,628 Mexico2,679 Mexico3,634 Brazil3,7602017
 Mexico883 Mexico1,445 Belgium2,363 Brazil2,510 Indonesia3,199 Mexico3,6972019
 Hong Kong855 Brazil1,134 Russia2,161 Hong Kong2,487 Hong Kong3,167 Russia3,3742019
 Austria695 Austria1,130 Mexico2,156 Belgium2,337 Belgium3,159 Hong Kong3,3172019
 Brazil622 Greece1,075 Turkey1,718 Indonesia1,969 Russia3,038 Indonesia3,1992020
 Greece612 Turkey1,030 Sweden1,628 Russia1,793 Brazil2,801 Belgium3,1592020
 Sweden522 Sweden966 Hong Kong1,548 Sweden1,783 Sweden2,620 Sweden2,6202020
 Turkey522 Hong Kong957 Austria1,542 Turkey1,777 Austria2,111 Austria2,1112020
 Denmark454 Poland897 Indonesia1,409 Austria1,495 Poland2,046 Poland2,0462020
 Portugal418 United Arab Emirates876 Poland1,382 Poland1,384 Denmark1,714 Turkey1,9702013
 Poland412 Russia865 Greece1,241 Saudi Arabia1,289 Saudi Arabia1,662 Saudi Arabia1,8082019
 Indonesia368 Denmark806 Denmark1,031 Singapore1,075 Singapore1,627 Denmark1,7142020
 Ireland333 Portugal770 United Arab Emirates998 Denmark1,063 Turkey1,587 Singapore1,6272020
 Singapore324 Indonesia720 Norway965 Egypt1,035 Thailand1,367 Thailand1,4782019
 Norway322 Ireland696 Portugal950 Portugal904 Iran1,290 Greece1,4722007

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
Year Australia Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan South Korea Spain United Kingdom United StatesAggregate
share of
the top 10
2000 —2.2%3.1%4.0%5.2%—4.7%16.5%1.5%2.1%5.6%36.9%81.8%
2001 —2.1%3.6%4.0%5.2%—4.6%14.0%1.5%2.3%5.7%38.7%81.7%
2002 —2.0%3.7%4.6%5.6%—5.3%13.8%1.7%2.9%6.2%35.1%80.9%
2003 1.9%2.2%3.7%5.2%5.9%—5.7%13.0%—3.5%6.3%32.9%80.3%
2004 1.9%2.2%3.9%5.6%5.7%—5.7%11.5%—3.9%6.5%32.6%79.5%
2005 —2.4%4.7%5.3%5.0%—5.2%10.7%1.9%3.8%6.0%34.3%79.3%
2006 2.0%2.3%5.0%5.8%5.0%—5.5%9.5%—4.2%6.4%32.2%77.9%
2007 2.3%2.6%6.0%6.1%5.3%—5.5%8.6%—4.4%6.3%29.2%76.3%
2008 —2.2%8.2%5.9%5.4%2.1%5.5%11.1%—4.3%4.4%27.4%76.5%
2009 2.4%2.6%8.6%5.7%5.3%—5.4%10.2%—4.1%4.8%26.2%75.3%
Shares of global wealth (%) of the ten wealthiest countries by net national wealth for 2010–19
Year Australia Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan South Korea Spain United Kingdom United StatesAggregate
share of
the top 10
2010 —2.7%10.1%5.4%4.7%2.7%4.6%11.3%—3.4%4.5%25.6%75.0%
2011 —2.7%11.8%5.1%4.6%2.5%4.3%11.4%—3.3%4.5%25.1%75.3%
2012 —2.8%12.5%4.8%4.6%2.7%4.2%9.8%—2.9%4.4%25.6%74.3%
2013 —2.7%13.8%4.8%4.7%2.6%4.1%7.8%—2.7%4.5%26.8%74.5%
2014 2.2%2.6%15.0%4.2%4.3%2.8%3.9%7.0%——4.7%28.5%75.2%
2015 2.2%2.3%15.6%3.9%4.0%3.0%3.5%7.2%——4.7%29.5%75.9%
2016 2.2%2.5%16.7%3.8%3.9%3.2%3.2%7.2%——4.0%29.8%76.5%
2017 2.2%2.4%17.5%3.9%4.1%3.3%3.3%6.7%——4.1%28.4%75.9%
2018 —2.2%18.4%3.7%4.1%3.4%3.0%6.7%2.2%—3.7%28.4%75.8%
2019 —2.3%18.1%3.6%4.0%3.5%2.8%6.5%2.1%—3.6%29.5%76.0%
Shares of global wealth (%) of the ten wealthiest countries by net national wealth for 2020 onwards
Year Australia Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan South Korea Spain United Kingdom United StatesAggregate
share of
the top 10
2020 2.2%2.4%17.9%3.7%4.4%3.1%2.8%6.4%——3.7%30.2%76.7%

See also

References
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  2. Shorrocks, Anthony; Davies, James; Lluberas, Rodrigo (2021). Global wealth databook 2021 (PDF). Credit Suisse Research Institute.
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