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 (billions USD), 2022

Total wealth by country

Top 10 countries by total wealth, 2021

  United States (31.5%)
  China (18.4%)
  Japan (5.5%)
  Germany (3.8%)
  India (3.7%)
  United Kingdom (3.5%)
  France (3.1%)
  Canada (2.7%)
  Italy (2.5%)
  Australia (2.3%)
  Rest of the World (23.2%)

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

List by Credit Suisse published in 2022 pertaining to Total Wealth of Countries in 2021[2]
Country (or area)SubregionRegionTotal wealth
(USD bn)		 % of worldWealth-to-GDP ratio[3] (2017–19)
 World463,567100%—
 Northern AmericaAmericas158,19934%—
 United States *Northern AmericaAmericas145,79331%4.945
 EuropeEurope106,33023%—
 China *Eastern AsiaAsia85,10718%4.470
 Asia-PacificAsia81,31918%—
 Japan *Eastern AsiaAsia25,6925.5%4.918
 Germany *Western EuropeEurope17,4893.8%3.797
 United Kingdom *Northern EuropeEurope16,2613.5%5.069
 India *Southern AsiaAsia14,2253.1%4.392
 FranceWestern EuropeEurope15,9923.8%5.028
 Latin AmericaAmericas12,5792.7%—
 Canada *Northern AmericaAmericas12,3622.7%4.937
 Italy *Southern EuropeEurope11,5122.5%5.669
 Australia *Australia, New ZealandOceania10,6492.3%5.157
 South Korea *Eastern AsiaAsia10,1492.2%—
 Spain *Southern EuropeEurope8,4311.8%5.577
 Taiwan *Eastern AsiaAsia5,8781.3%—
 AfricaAfrica5,8081.3%—
 Netherlands *Western EuropeEurope5,4221.2%4.104
 Switzerland *Western EuropeEurope4,8781.1%5.514
 Mexico *Northern AmericaAmericas4,1670.90%2.129
 Russia *Eastern EuropeEurope3,7890.82%1.795
 Hong Kong * (China)Eastern AsiaAsia3,4920.75%8.384
 Belgium *Western EuropeEurope3,4400.74%4.116
 Indonesia *South-eastern AsiaAsia3,4050.73%1.629
 Brazil *South AmericaAmericas3,3270.72%1.921
 Sweden *Northern EuropeEurope2,9900.64%3.860
 Iran *Southern AsiaAsia2,2920.49%1.707
 Saudi Arabia *Western AsiaAsia2,0730.45%1.962
 Denmark *Northern EuropeEurope1,9350.42%3.630
 Austria *Western EuropeEurope1,8250.39%4.381
 Singapore *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,7660.38%3.712
 New Zealand *Australia, New ZealandOceania1,7160.37%5.181
 Israel *Western AsiaAsia1,5640.34%2.739
 Poland *Eastern EuropeEurope1,5250.33%2.972
 Norway *Northern EuropeEurope1,4130.30%2.717
 Egypt *Northern AfricaAfrica1,4050.30%2.963
 Thailand *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,3410.29%2.134
 Portugal *Southern EuropeEurope1,2870.28%4.598
 Turkey *Western AsiaAsia1,1420.27%1.780
 Bangladesh *Southern AsiaAsia1,0220.24%2.304
 United Arab Emirates *Western AsiaAsia9940.24%2.189
 Vietnam *South-eastern AsiaAsia9850.24%3.043
 South Africa *Southern AfricaAfrica9380.22%2.191
 Ireland *Northern EuropeEurope9200.22%2.447
 Greece *Southern EuropeEurope9140.22%4.131
 Finland *Northern EuropeEurope8170.20%2.952
 Chile *South AmericaAmericas7850.19%2.002
 Nigeria *West AfricaAfrica7520.18%1.475
 Czech Republic *Eastern EuropeEurope7010.17%2.366
 Ukraine *Eastern EuropeEurope6790.16%2.003
 Romania *Eastern EuropeEurope6400.15%2.671
 Pakistan *Southern AsiaAsia6400.15%1.671
 Colombia *South AmericaAmericas6160.15%1.737
 Malaysia *South-eastern AsiaAsia6150.15%1.870
 Hungary *Eastern EuropeEurope5470.13%2.117
 Kuwait *Western AsiaAsia5450.13%3.008
 Kazakhstan *Central AsiaAsia5230.13%1.761
 Peru *South AmericaAmericas4770.11%1.662
 Qatar *Western AsiaAsia4450.11%1.865
 Sri Lanka *Southern AsiaAsia4010.096%3.535
 Morocco *Northern AfricaAfrica3740.089%2.548
 Kenya *Eastern AfricaAfrica3690.088%2.607
 Lebanon *Western AsiaAsia3450.082%—
 Luxembourg *Western EuropeEurope3320.079%2.321
 Argentina *South AmericaAmericas3260.078%0.698
 Algeria *Northern AfricaAfrica2840.068%1.473
 Slovakia *Eastern EuropeEurope2760.066%2.731
 Myanmar *South-eastern AsiaAsia2580.062%4.334
 Bulgaria *Eastern EuropeEurope2410.058%2.086
 Ecuador *South AmericaAmericas2380.057%1.908
 Ethiopia *Eastern AfricaAfrica2280.055%1.699
 Croatia *Southern EuropeEurope2240.054%3.440
 Belarus *Eastern EuropeEurope1930.046%1.950
 Jordan *Western AsiaAsia1840.044%3.281
 Slovenia *Southern EuropeEurope1800.043%3.784
 Serbia *Southern EuropeEurope1610.038%3.303
 Tunisia *Northern AfricaAfrica1600.038%2.887
 Costa Rica *Central AmericaAmericas1710.041%1.926
 Oman *Western AsiaAsia1560.037%2.044
 Uruguay *South AmericaAmericas1470.035%1.356
 Panama *Central AmericaAmericas1450.035%1.617
 Lithuania *Northern EuropeEurope1310.031%2.105
 Bahrain *Western AsiaAsia1320.032%2.748
 Ghana *Western AfricaAfrica1300.031%1.628
 Latvia *Northern EuropeEurope1270.030%2.727
 Tanzania *Eastern AfricaAfrica1220.029%1.298
 Iceland *Northern EuropeEurope1180.028%3.928
 Azerbaijan *Western AsiaAsia1150.027%1.727
 Cyprus *Western AsiaAsia1030.025%4.289
 Bolivia *South AmericaAmericas1020.024%1.907
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *Southern EuropeEurope870.021%3.868
 Estonia *Northern EuropeEurope800.019%1.555
 Albania *Southern EuropeEurope780.019%4.581
 Nepal *Southern AsiaAsia780.019%2.219
 Turkmenistan *Central AsiaAsia780.019%1.398
 Zimbabwe *Eastern AfricaAfrica710.017%1.819
 Cambodia *South-eastern AsiaAsia650.016%1.956
 Mauritius *Eastern AfricaAfrica630.015%3.417
 DR Congo *Middle AfricaAfrica590.014%—
 Moldova *Eastern EuropeEurope590.014%3.426
 Malta *Southern EuropeEurope580.014%3.336
 Nicaragua *Central AmericaAmericas570.014%2.955
 Paraguay *South AmericaAmericas550.013%1.337
 Angola *Middle AfricaAfrica550.013%0.552
 Trinidad and Tobago *CaribbeanAmericas510.012%1.689
 Uganda *Eastern AfricaAfrica490.012%0.853
 Armenia *Western AsiaAsia470.011%3.072
 Georgia *Western AsiaAsia460.011%2.117
 Cameroon *Middle AfricaAfrica460.011%0.846
 Jamaica *CaribbeanAmericas450.011%2.552
 Libya *Northern AfricaAfrica440.011%1.298
 Papua New Guinea *MelanesiaOceania430.010%1.208
 Senegal *Western AfricaAfrica410.0098%1.400
 Afghanistan *Southern AsiaAsia410.0098%—
 Montenegro *Southern EuropeEurope360.0086%4.691
 Laos *South-eastern AsiaAsia350.0084%1.486
 Namibia *Southern AfricaAfrica310.0074%1.941
 Madagascar *Eastern AfricaAfrica300.0072%1.488
 Rwanda *Eastern AfricaAfrica280.0067%1.620
 Botswana *Southern AfricaAfrica270.0065%1.14
 Zambia *Eastern AfricaAfrica270.0065%0.858
 Tajikistan *Central AsiaAsia250.0060%2.218
 Kyrgyzstan *Central AsiaAsia250.0060%2.484
 Gabon *Middle AfricaAfrica230.0055%1.007
 Mali *Western AfricaAfrica220.0053%0.926
 Sudan *Northern AfricaAfrica220.0053%0.360
 Malawi *Eastern AfricaAfrica220.0053%1.565
 Equatorial Guinea *Middle AfricaAfrica200.0048%1.179
 Syria *Western AsiaAsia180.0043%—
 Guinea *Western AfricaAfrica180.0043%1.139
 Bahamas *CaribbeanAmericas160.0038%2.125
 Burkina Faso *Western AfricaAfrica160.0038%0.813
 Mozambique *Eastern AfricaAfrica160.0038%0.788
 Barbados *CaribbeanAmericas160.0038%2.688
 Mongolia *Eastern AsiaAsia150.0036%0.857
 Benin *Western AfricaAfrica150.0036%0.834
 Liberia *Western AfricaAfrica140.0033%1.628
 Niger *Western AfricaAfrica130.0031%1.637
 Brunei *South-eastern AsiaAsia120.0029%2.537
 Fiji *MelanesiaOceania120.0029%0.707
 Chad *Middle AfricaAfrica100.0024%1.241
 Maldives *Southern AsiaAsia100.0024%—
 Congo *Middle AfricaAfrica60.0014%—
 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%—
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Vanuatu *MelanesiaOceania———
 North Korea *Eastern AsiaAsia———
 Cayman Islands *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Aruba *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Cuba *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Dominica *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Antigua and Barbuda *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Tonga *PolynesiaOceania———
 Saint Lucia *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Grenada *CaribbeanAmericas———
 Samoa *PolynesiaOceania———
 Solomon Islands *MelanesiaOceania———
 Somalia *Eastern AfricaAfrica———
 Uzbekistan *Central AsiaAsia———

Countries ranking through time

In the following table are ranked the 30 countries by the largest national net wealth from 2000 to 2021 according to Credit Suisse S.A. (September 2022).[4]

The 30 largest countries by net national wealth (in billions USD)
Country2000Country2005Country2010Country2015Country2020Country2021CountryPeak valuePeak year
 World117,857 World182,912 World253,015 World297,698 World422,117 World463,567 World463,5672021
 United States43,439 United States62,657 United States64,683 United States87,959 United States126,300 United States145,793 United States145,7932021
 Japan19,404 Japan19,476 Japan28,640 China46,535 China73,940 China85,107 China85,1072021
 United Kingdom6,595 United Kingdom11,000 China25,493 Japan21,519 Japan27,261 Japan25,692 Japan29,7182011
 Germany6,160 France9,679 France13,526 United Kingdom13,978 Germany17,390 Germany17,489 Germany17,4892021
 Italy5,522 Italy9,457 Germany11,934 Germany12,009 France16,282 United Kingdom16,261 France16,2822020
 France4,704 Germany9,073 Italy11,545 France11,594 United Kingdom15,676 France16,159 United Kingdom16,2612021
 China3,704 China8,522 United Kingdom11,250 Italy10,506 India12,700 India14,225 India14,2252021
 Canada2,613 Spain6,905 Spain8,701 India8,948 Italy12,176 Canada12,362 Italy12,8202007
 Spain2,497 Canada4,363 Canada6,832 Canada6,930 Canada10,586 Italy11,512 Canada12,3622021
 South Korea1,721 South Korea3,508 India6,810 Australia6,424 South Korea9,577 Australia10,649 Australia10,6492021
 Netherlands1,591 Australia3,480 Australia6,662 Spain6,177 Australia9,268 South Korea10,149 Spain10,2962007
 India1,553 India3,266 South Korea4,744 South Korea6,128 Spain8,481 Spain8,431 South Korea10,1492021
 Australia1,500 Netherlands2,524 Brazil3,534 Taiwan3,514 Netherlands5,437 Taiwan5,878 Taiwan5,8782021
 Taiwan1,437 Taiwan1,883 Netherlands3,323 Switzerland3,428 Taiwan4,920 Netherlands5,422 Netherlands5,4372020
 Switzerland1,273 Switzerland1,737 Switzerland2,892 Netherlands3,249 Switzerland4,673 Switzerland4,878 Switzerland4,8782021
 Belgium1,051 Belgium1,714 Taiwan2,628 Mexico2,617 Mexico3,775 Mexico4,167 Mexico4,1672021
 Mexico883 Mexico1,445 Belgium2,363 Hong Kong2,548 Belgium3,544 Russia3,789 Brazil3,9142017
 Hong Kong855 Brazil1,134 Russia2,161 Belgium2,531 Hong Kong3,446 Hong Kong3,492 Russia3,7892021
 Austria695 Austria1,130 Mexico2,156 Brazil2,398 Russia3,177 Belgium3,440 Belgium3,5442020
 Brazil622 Greece1,075 Turkey1,718 Indonesia1,899 Indonesia3,087 Indonesia3,405 Hong Kong3,4922021
 Greece612 Turkey1,030 Sweden1,628 Russia1,824 Brazil3,035 Brazil3,327 Indonesia3,4052021
 Sweden522 Sweden966 Hong Kong1,548 Sweden1,783 Sweden2,742 Sweden2,990 Sweden2,9902021
 Turkey522 Hong Kong957 Austria1,542 Turkey1,777 Saudi Arabia1,905 Iran2,292 Iran2,2922021
 Denmark454 Poland897 Indonesia1,409 Saudi Arabia1,437 Austria1,855 Saudi Arabia2,073 Saudi Arabia2,0732021
 Portugal418 United Arab Emirates876 Poland1,382 Austria1,408 Denmark1,782 Denmark1,935 Turkey1,9702013
 Poland412 Russia865 Greece1,241 Singapore1,075 Singapore1,637 Austria1,825 Denmark1,9352021
 Indonesia368 Denmark806 Denmark1,031 Denmark1,055 Turkey1,509 Singapore1,766 Austria1,8552020
 Ireland333 Portugal770 United Arab Emirates998 Egypt1,035 Poland1,465 New Zealand1,716 Singapore1,7662021
 Singapore324 Indonesia720 Norway965 Thailand1,000 Iran1,443 Israel1,564 New Zealand1,7162021
 Norway322 Ireland696 Portugal950 Poland993 Thailand1,393 Poland1,525 Greece1,5842007

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%29.6%76.0%
2016 2.2%2.5%16.7%3.8%3.9%3.2%3.3%7.2%——4.0%29.9%76.7%
2017 2.2%2.4%17.4%3.9%4.1%3.3%3.3%6.7%——4.1%28.5%75.9%
2018 —2.2%18.4%3.8%4.1%3.4%3.0%6.7%2.2%—3.7%28.5%76.0%
2019 —2.3%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
Year Australia Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan South Korea Spain United Kingdom United StatesAggregate
share of
the top 10
2020 —2.5%17.5%3.9%4.1%3.0%2.9%6.5%2.3%—3.7%29.9%76.3%
2021 2.3%2.7%18.4%3.5%3.8%3.1%2.5%5.5%——3.5%31.5%76.8%

See also

References
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  2. Shorrocks, Anthony; Davies, James; Lluberas, Rodrigo (2022). Global Wealth Databook 2022 (PDF). Credit Suisse Research Institute.
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