Countries by total wealth (billions USD), Credit Suisse

National net wealth, also known as national net worth, is the total sum of the value of a country's

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s minus its liabilities. It refers to the total value of net

wealth Wealth is the abundance of valuable financial assets or physical possessions which can be converted into a form that can be used for transactions. This includes the core meaning as held in the originating Old English word , which is from an I ...

possessed by the residents of a state at a set point in time. This figure is an important indicator of a nation's ability to take on

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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 Human resources (HR) is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include ...

natural resources Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest and cultural value. ...

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

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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 wealth by country

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

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).

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.

References

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Total wealth by country

Countries ranking through time

Shares of global wealth

See also

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