Wealth per capita by asset group by country
Countries reporting
141
Highest
24,382
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
33.47
Singapore
Median
5,005
Years covered
20
1995–2014
Data points
705
What the numbers show
Wealth per capita by asset group is currently reported for 141 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 5,005, and the mean is 5,938.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 728.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 38 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 |
| 8 | Ireland | 12,890 | 2014 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 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 |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 3,927 | 2014 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 134 | Malta | 1,521 | 2014 | down 14.5% | 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 |