Wealth per capita by asset group by country
Natural capital is disaggregated here into its constituent parts: timber, non-timber, protected areas, land, and sub-soil assets (i.e., fossil fuels, metals and minerals).
Countries reporting
138
Highest
24,382 $
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
33.47 $
Singapore
Median
5,006 $
Years covered
20
1995–2014
Data points
705
What the numbers show
Wealth per capita by asset group is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 24,382 $ in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is 33.47 $ in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,006 $, and the mean is 5,935 $.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 728.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 185.6%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 62.7%).
Wealth per capita by asset group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 24,382 $ | 2014 | up 21.9% | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 22,320 $ | 2014 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 19,480 $ | 2014 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 17,728 $ | 2014 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 17,244 $ | 2014 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 15,947 $ | 2014 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 15,564 $ | 2014 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 12,694 $ | 2014 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 10 | Brazil | 12,292 $ | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 11,899 $ | 2014 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 12 | Gabon | 11,298 $ | 2014 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 13 | Turkey | 11,210 $ | 2014 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 10,529 $ | 2014 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 15 | Albania | 10,528 $ | 2014 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 16 | Botswana | 10,003 $ | 2014 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,987 $ | 2014 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 9,265 $ | 2014 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 19 | China | 9,180 $ | 2014 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 9,152 $ | 2014 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 21 | Guyana | 8,441 $ | 2014 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 22 | Malaysia | 8,385 $ | 2014 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 8,266 $ | 2014 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 8,097 $ | 2014 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 25 | Canada | 8,030 $ | 2014 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 26 | Namibia | 8,027 $ | 2014 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 27 | Laos | 7,954 $ | 2014 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 7,934 $ | 2014 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 7,705 $ | 2014 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 30 | Armenia | 7,654 $ | 2014 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia | 7,603 $ | 2014 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7,556 $ | 2014 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 7,373 $ | 2014 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 34 | Morocco | 7,065 $ | 2014 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritania | 7,060 $ | 2014 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 6,935 $ | 2014 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 37 | Congo | 6,895 $ | 2014 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 38 | United States | 6,886 $ | 2014 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 6,859 $ | 2014 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 6,741 $ | 2014 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 41 | Ecuador | 6,587 $ | 2014 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 6,480 $ | 2014 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 6,353 $ | 2014 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 44 | Jordan | 6,321 $ | 2014 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 45 | Colombia | 6,315 $ | 2014 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 46 | Vietnam | 6,145 $ | 2014 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 6,096 $ | 2014 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 6,073 $ | 2014 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 6,047 $ | 2014 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 6,022 $ | 2014 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 5,998 $ | 2014 | up 185.6% | rising |
| 52 | Eswatini | 5,990 $ | 2014 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 5,979 $ | 2014 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 54 | Austria | 5,907 $ | 2014 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 55 | Rwanda | 5,899 $ | 2014 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 5,889 $ | 2014 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 57 | Niger | 5,784 $ | 2014 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 58 | France | 5,779 $ | 2014 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 59 | Mexico | 5,664 $ | 2014 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 60 | Iceland | 5,590 $ | 2014 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 61 | Kenya | 5,537 $ | 2014 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 62 | Honduras | 5,519 $ | 2014 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 63 | Djibouti | 5,389 $ | 2014 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 64 | Pakistan | 5,332 $ | 2014 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 5,329 $ | 2014 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 66 | Zambia | 5,312 $ | 2014 | up 53.6% | falling |
| 67 | Switzerland | 5,165 $ | 2014 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 68 | Spain | 5,134 $ | 2014 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 69 | Peru | 5,022 $ | 2014 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 70 | South Africa | 5,006 $ | 2014 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 5,005 $ | 2014 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 72 | Guinea | 4,937 $ | 2014 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 73 | Panama | 4,934 $ | 2014 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 74 | Finland | 4,926 $ | 2014 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 75 | Tanzania | 4,903 $ | 2014 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 76 | Cambodia | 4,856 $ | 2014 | up 173.7% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 4,846 $ | 2014 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 78 | Italy | 4,816 $ | 2014 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 79 | Netherlands | 4,816 $ | 2014 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 80 | Norway | 4,802 $ | 2014 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,794 $ | 2014 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 82 | Latvia | 4,791 $ | 2014 | up 58.3% | flat |
| 83 | Malawi | 4,783 $ | 2014 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 84 | Suriname | 4,608 $ | 2014 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 4,607 $ | 2014 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 86 | Estonia | 4,606 $ | 2014 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 87 | Chad | 4,590 $ | 2014 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 88 | Nigeria | 4,588 $ | 2014 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 89 | Uganda | 4,560 $ | 2014 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 90 | Moldova | 4,483 $ | 2014 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 91 | Nepal | 4,477 $ | 2014 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 92 | Jamaica | 4,304 $ | 2014 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 93 | Palestine | 4,254 $ | 2014 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 94 | Chile | 4,189 $ | 2014 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 95 | Portugal | 4,111 $ | 2014 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 96 | Sweden | 4,088 $ | 2014 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 97 | Lebanon | 4,007 $ | 2014 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 99 | Madagascar | 3,843 $ | 2014 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 100 | Philippines | 3,838 $ | 2014 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 101 | Germany | 3,795 $ | 2014 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 102 | Yemen | 3,700 $ | 2014 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 3,681 $ | 2014 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 104 | Belgium | 3,617 $ | 2014 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 105 | Hungary | 3,610 $ | 2014 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 3,583 $ | 2014 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 3,543 $ | 2014 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 108 | India | 3,464 $ | 2014 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 109 | Russia | 3,403 $ | 2014 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 110 | Slovenia | 3,369 $ | 2014 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 3,362 $ | 2014 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 3,287 $ | 2014 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 113 | Poland | 3,168 $ | 2014 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 114 | Togo | 3,039 $ | 2014 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 2,967 $ | 2014 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 116 | Haiti | 2,966 $ | 2014 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 117 | Iraq | 2,957 $ | 2014 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 118 | South Korea | 2,845 $ | 2014 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 119 | Mauritius | 2,842 $ | 2014 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 120 | Oman | 2,766 $ | 2014 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 121 | Croatia | 2,680 $ | 2014 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 2,639 $ | 2014 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 123 | Liberia | 2,509 $ | 2014 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 124 | Burundi | 2,504 $ | 2014 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 125 | Mozambique | 2,385 $ | 2014 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 126 | Comoros | 2,300 $ | 2014 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 2,276 $ | 2014 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 128 | Slovakia | 2,176 $ | 2014 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 129 | Bangladesh | 2,110 $ | 2014 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,103 $ | 2014 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 131 | Senegal | 1,959 $ | 2014 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 132 | United Arab Emirates | 1,818 $ | 2014 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 133 | Venezuela | 1,785 $ | 2014 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 135 | Japan | 1,453 $ | 2014 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 136 | Gambia | 1,234 $ | 2014 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 137 | Kuwait | 1,221 $ | 2014 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 138 | Qatar | 665.1 $ | 2014 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahrain | 562.49 $ | 2014 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 140 | Maldives | 396.85 $ | 2014 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 141 | Singapore | 33.47 $ | 2014 | up 13.2% | rising |
About this data
Natural capital is disaggregated here into its constituent parts: timber, non-timber, protected areas, land, and sub-soil assets (i.e., fossil fuels, metals and minerals).