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] Despite the name, figures in this article only cover household wealth and exclude government wealth, which may be substantial, as in China, or negative, as in the UK or US, and so does not show total wealth. 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.

See also: List of countries by wealth per adult

Countries by total wealth, 2022 (2023 publication)

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.

Total household wealth by country

Top 10 countries by total wealth, 2022

  United States (30.8%)
  China (18.6%)
  Japan (5.0%)
  Germany (3.8%)
  United Kingdom (3.5%)
  France (3.5%)
  India (3.4%)
  Canada (2.5%)
  Italy (2.4%)
  South Korea (2.2%)
  Rest of the World (24.4%)

* indicates "Wealth in country or territory" or "Economy of country or territory" links.

List by UBS and Credit Suisse published in 2023 pertaining to total wealth of countries in 2022[2]
Country (or area)SubregionRegionTotal wealth
(USD bn)		 % of worldWealth to GDP
ratio[3]
(2017–19)
 World454,385100%—
 Northern AmericaAmericas151,17033%—
 United States *Northern AmericaAmericas139,86631%5.493
 EuropeEurope104,41023%—
 China *Eastern AsiaAsia84,48519%4.470
 Asia-Pacific (excl. China and India)Asia77,97417%—
 Japan *Eastern AsiaAsia22,5825.0%4.918
 Germany *Western EuropeEurope17,4263.8%3.797
 United Kingdom *Northern EuropeEurope15,9723.5%5.069
 FranceWestern EuropeEurope15,7273.5%5.028
 India *Southern AsiaAsia15,3653.4%4.392
 Latin AmericaAmericas15,0713.3%—
 Canada *Northern AmericaAmericas11,2632.5%4.937
 Italy *Southern EuropeEurope11,0202.4%5.669
 South Korea *Eastern AsiaAsia9,8902.2%—
 Australia *Australia, New ZealandOceania9,7202.1%5.157
 Spain *Southern EuropeEurope8,4871.9%5.577
 AfricaAfrica5,9091.3%—
 Taiwan *Eastern AsiaAsia5,4221.2%—
 Netherlands *Western EuropeEurope4,8691.1%4.104
 Mexico *Northern AmericaAmericas4,8631.1%2.129
 Switzerland *Western EuropeEurope4,8291.1%5.514
 Brazil *South AmericaAmericas4,6281.0%1.921
 Russia *Eastern EuropeEurope4,3860.97%1.795
 Hong Kong *Eastern AsiaAsia3,4930.77%8.384
 Indonesia *South-eastern AsiaAsia3,2560.72%1.629
 Belgium *Western EuropeEurope3,1950.70%4.116
 Iran *Southern AsiaAsia3,0340.67%1.707
 Sweden *Northern EuropeEurope2,3350.51%3.860
 Saudi Arabia *Western AsiaAsia2,2680.50%1.962
 Singapore *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,9060.42%3.712
 Denmark *Northern EuropeEurope1,8690.41%3.630
 Austria *Western EuropeEurope1,7940.39%4.381
 Norway *Northern EuropeEurope1,6440.36%2.717
 Poland *Eastern EuropeEurope1,5920.34%2.972
 New Zealand *Australia, New ZealandOceania1,4260.31%5.181
 Thailand *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,4210.31%2.134
 Israel *Western AsiaAsia1,3680.30%2.739
 Portugal *Southern EuropeEurope1,3240.29%4.598
 Egypt *Northern AfricaAfrica1,2490.27%2.963
 United Arab Emirates *Western AsiaAsia1,2420.30%2.189
 Bangladesh *Southern AsiaAsia1,0790.24%2.304
 Turkey *Western AsiaAsia1,0410.23%1.780
 Vietnam *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,0170.22%3.043
 Philippines *South-eastern AsiaAsia1,0110.22%2.501
 South Africa *Southern AfricaAfrica9260.22%2.191
 Ireland *Northern EuropeEurope9130.22%2.447
 Greece *Southern EuropeEurope8900.21%4.131
 Finland *Northern EuropeEurope7920.19%2.952
 Chile *South AmericaAmericas7790.19%2.002
 Czech Republic *Eastern EuropeEurope7700.18%2.366
 Kazakhstan *Central AsiaAsia7200.17%1.761
 Nigeria *West AfricaAfrica6990.17%1.475
 Ukraine *Eastern EuropeEurope6790.16%2.003
 Pakistan *Southern AsiaAsia6780.16%1.671
 Malaysia *South-eastern AsiaAsia6780.16%1.870
 Romania *Eastern EuropeEurope6670.16%2.671
 Colombia *South AmericaAmericas5640.13%1.737
 Kuwait *Western AsiaAsia5640.13%3.008
 Peru *South AmericaAmericas5190.12%1.662
 Hungary *Eastern EuropeEurope4580.11%2.117
 Kenya *Eastern AfricaAfrica4350.10%2.607
 Argentina *South AmericaAmericas4200.10%0.698
 Qatar *Western AsiaAsia4070.097%1.865
 Sri Lanka *Southern AsiaAsia3590.086%3.535
 Algeria *Northern AfricaAfrica3540.085%1.473
 Morocco *Northern AfricaAfrica3470.083%2.548
 Lebanon *Western AsiaAsia3450.082%—
 Ethiopia *Eastern AfricaAfrica3000.072%1.699
 Luxembourg *Western EuropeEurope2990.071%2.321
 Myanmar *South-eastern AsiaAsia2830.068%4.334
 Slovakia *Eastern EuropeEurope2700.065%2.731
 Bulgaria *Eastern EuropeEurope2580.062%2.086
 Belarus *Eastern EuropeEurope2550.061%1.950
 Ecuador *South AmericaAmericas2550.061%1.908
 Jordan *Western AsiaAsia2350.056%3.281
 Croatia *Southern EuropeEurope2300.055%3.440
 Uruguay *South AmericaAmericas2170.052%1.356
 Costa Rica *Central AmericaAmericas2110.050%1.926
 Oman *Western AsiaAsia1890.045%2.044
 Slovenia *Southern EuropeEurope1880.045%3.784
 Serbia *Southern EuropeEurope1860.044%3.303
 Tunisia *Northern AfricaAfrica1770.042%2.887
 Azerbaijan *Western AsiaAsia1570.038%1.727
 Panama *Central AmericaAmericas1500.036%1.617
 Lithuania *Northern EuropeEurope1470.035%2.105
 Tanzania *Eastern AfricaAfrica1450.035%1.298
 Latvia *Northern EuropeEurope1410.034%2.727
 Iceland *Northern EuropeEurope1290.031%3.928
 Bahrain *Western AsiaAsia1160.028%2.748
 Ghana *Western AfricaAfrica1120.027%1.628
 Cyprus *Western AsiaAsia1090.026%4.289
 Bolivia *South AmericaAmericas1050.025%1.907
 Nepal *Southern AsiaAsia900.022%2.219
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *Southern EuropeEurope870.021%3.868
 Estonia *Northern EuropeEurope820.020%1.555
 Turkmenistan *Central AsiaAsia780.019%1.398
 Albania *Southern EuropeEurope770.018%4.581
 Zimbabwe *Eastern AfricaAfrica710.017%1.819
 DR Congo *Middle AfricaAfrica710.017%—
 Nicaragua *Central AmericaAmericas690.016%2.955
 Mauritius *Eastern AfricaAfrica680.016%3.417
 Paraguay *South AmericaAmericas680.016%1.337
 Moldova *Eastern EuropeEurope650.016%3.426
 Cambodia *South-eastern AsiaAsia640.015%1.956
 Malta *Southern EuropeEurope580.014%3.336
 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 2022 according to UBS and Credit Suisse S.A. (August 2023).[4]

The 30 largest countries by net national wealth (in billions USD)
Country2000Country2005Country2010Country2015Country2020Country2022CountryPeak valuePeak year
 World117,825 World182,218 World252,084 World297,743 World422,718 World454,385 World465,6662021
 United States43,423 United States62,634 United States64,661 United States87,959 United States126,300 United States139,866 United States145,7932021
 Japan19,404 Japan19,476 Japan28,640 China46,535 China73,866 China84,485 China85,9472021
 United Kingdom6,565 United Kingdom10,949 China25,493 Japan21,519 Japan26,744 Japan22,582 Japan29,7182011
 Germany6,160 France9,679 France13,526 United Kingdom13,978 Germany18,053 Germany17,426 Germany18,4122021
 Italy5,522 Italy9,457 Germany11,934 Germany12,009 France16,326 United Kingdom15,972 United Kingdom16,7412021
 France4,704 Germany9,073 Italy11,545 France11,594 United Kingdom15,454 France15,727 France16,3262020
 China3,704 China8,522 United Kingdom11,199 Italy10,506 India12,688 India15,365 India15,3652022
 Canada2,613 Spain6,905 Spain8,701 India8,948 Italy12,176 Canada11,263 Italy12,8202007
 Spain2,497 Canada4,363 Canada6,832 Canada6,930 Canada10,586 Italy11,020 Canada12,5012021
 South Korea1,721 South Korea3,508 India6,810 Australia6,424 South Korea9,625 South Korea9,890 Australia10,7342021
 Netherlands1,591 Australia3,480 Australia6,662 Spain6,177 Australia9,268 Australia9,720 Spain10,2962007
 India1,553 India3,266 South Korea4,744 South Korea6,128 Spain8,759 Spain8,487 South Korea9,9462021
 Australia1,500 Netherlands2,524 Netherlands3,323 Taiwan3,514 Netherlands5,447 Taiwan5,422 Taiwan5,7762021
 Taiwan1,437 Taiwan1,883 Brazil3,128  Switzerland3,428 Taiwan4,920 Netherlands4,869 Netherlands5,4472020
  Switzerland1,273 Belgium1,826  Switzerland2,892 Netherlands3,255  Switzerland4,673 Mexico4,863  Switzerland4,8932021
 Belgium1,110  Switzerland1,737 Taiwan2,628 Mexico2,659 Mexico3,767  Switzerland4,829 Mexico4,8632022
 Hong Kong871 Mexico1,563 Belgium2,565 Hong Kong2,548 Belgium3,544 Brazil4,628 Brazil4,6282022
 Mexico828 Austria1,067 Mexico2,261 Belgium2,531 Hong Kong3,446 Russia4,386 Russia4,3862022
 Austria719 Brazil1,064 Russia2,165 Brazil2,398 Russia3,177 Hong Kong3,493 Belgium3,5442020
 Brazil646 Turkey1,034 Turkey1,718 Indonesia1,899 Brazil3,092 Indonesia3,256 Hong Kong3,4952021
 Greece618 Greece1,020 Sweden1,628 Russia1,824 Indonesia3,087 Belgium3,195 Indonesia3,2562022
 Turkey525 Hong Kong976 Hong Kong1,588 Sweden1,783 Sweden2,742 Iran3,034 Iran3,0342022
 Sweden522 Sweden966 Austria1,460 Turkey1,777 Saudi Arabia1,905 Sweden2,335 Sweden2,8652021
 Denmark451 Russia869 Indonesia1,359 Saudi Arabia1,437 Austria1,855 Saudi Arabia2,268 Saudi Arabia2,2682022
 Portugal422 Denmark799 Greece1,252 Austria1,408 Denmark1,793 Singapore1,906 Denmark1,9982021
 Saudi Arabia415 Portugal731 Denmark1,022 Singapore1,075 Singapore1,637 Denmark1,869 Turkey1,9702013
 Indonesia364 Indonesia704 Norway988 Denmark1,055 Turkey1,509 Austria1,794 Singapore1,9062022
 Ireland336 Ireland696 Portugal958 Egypt1,035 Poland1,465 Norway1,644 Austria1,8552020
 Norway336 Poland622 Poland936 Thailand1,000 Iran1,443 Poland1,592 New Zealand1,6582021
 Singapore324 Saudi Arabia620 Thailand926 Poland993 New Zealand1,436 New Zealand1,426 Norway1,6442022

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%14.1%1.5%2.3%5.6%38.8%81.8%
2002 —2.0%3.7%4.6%5.5%—5.3%13.8%1.7%2.9%6.1%35.1%80.7%
2003 1.9%2.2%3.7%5.2%5.8%—5.7%12.9%—3.5%6.2%32.8%79.9%
2004 1.9%2.2%3.9%5.6%5.7%—5.7%11.5%—3.9%6.5%32.5%79.4%
2005 —2.4%4.7%5.3%5.0%—5.2%10.7%1.9%3.8%6.0%34.4%79.4%
2006 2.0%2.3%5.0%5.8%5.0%—5.5%9.5%—4.2%6.4%32.3%78.0%
2007 2.3%2.6%6.0%6.1%5.3%—5.5%8.6%—4.4%6.2%29.3%76.3%
2008 —2.2%8.2%6.0%5.4%2.2%5.6%11.2%—4.4%4.4%27.5%77.1%
2009 2.4%2.6%8.6%5.7%5.3%—5.4%10.2%—4.1%4.8%26.3%75.4%
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%11.4%—3.5%4.4%25.7%75.2%
2011 —2.7%11.9%5.1%4.6%2.5%4.3%11.4%—3.4%4.5%25.2%75.6%
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%15.1%4.2%4.3%2.8%3.9%7.1%——4.7%28.6%75.5%
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%3.3%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%28.4%75.8%
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%4.3%3.0%2.9%6.3%2.3%—3.7%29.9%76.3%
2021 2.3%2.7%18.5%3.5%4.0%3.2%2.5%5.4%——3.6%31.3%77.0%
2022 —2.5%18.6%3.5%3.8%3.4%2.4%5.0%2.2%—3.5%30.8%75.7%

See also

References
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  2. Shorrocks, Anthony; Davies, James; Lluberas, Rodrigo (2023). Global Wealth Databook 2023. UBS and Credit Suisse Research Institute.
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