List of countries by wealth distribution

The list of countries according to wealth distribution shows a measure of the unequal distribution of wealth for a selection of countries using the Gini coefficient . The higher the Gini index, the more unequal the distribution of wealth.

In addition, countries are sorted according to the asset class in which their population is located. From this, too, strong conclusions can be drawn about how evenly a country's prosperity is distributed.

Countries according to the Gini index

country	Gini index in% (2000)	Gini index in% (2016)	Number of adults in thousands	Assets / adult in US $ (medium)	Assets / adult in US $ (median)
Russia	69.9	92.3	108,753	10,344	991
India	66.9	87.6	808.146	3,835	608
United States	80.1	86.2	245.972	344,692	44,977
Thailand	71.0	85.9	50,726	7,966	1,469
Indonesia	76.4	84.0	164.172	10,772	1,966
Turkey	71.8	83.2	54.008	19.301	4,339
Sweden	74.2 (89)	83.2	7,406	227.295	39,692
South Africa	71.8	83.2	54.008	19.301	4,339
Brazil	78.4	82.9	140.508	18,059	3.811
People's Republic of China	55.0	81.9	1,023,129	22,864	4,885
Zimbabwe	84.5	79.4	7,384	3,933	1,049
Germany	66.7 (76)	78.9	67,067	185.175	42,833
Bangladesh	66.0	78.6	110.079	2,347	675
Austria		78.5	6,836	206.002	52,519
Mexico	74.9	77.9	75,422	21,125	6,066
Finland	61.5	76.6	4,242	146.733	52,427
Niger	73.6	76.5	7,401	970	309
Colombia		76.2	31,382	19,050	5,692
Vietnam	68.2	74.8	64,812	5,275	1,800
Netherlands	65.0	74.3	13,081	184,378	81,118
Singapore		74.0	4.111	276.885	101,386
Taiwan	65.5	73.9	18,506	172,847	63.134
United Kingdom	69.7 (66)	73.2	48.993	288,806	107,865
Canada	68.8 (75)	73.2	27,677	270.179	96,664
Poland		73.0	30,353	24,584	9,484
Pakistan	69.8	72.7	114.091	4,595	1,788
Switzerland	80.3	72.1	6,190	561,854	244.002
France	73.0	72.0	48,682	244,365	99.923
South Korea	57.9	71.9	39,259	159.914	64,636
Italy	60.9	68.7	49,300	202.288	104.105
Australia	62.2	68.2	17,115	375.573	162,815
Spain	57.0	68.0	37,794	116,320	56,523
Greece	65.4	67.0	9,146	103,569	53,266
Belgium		64.1	8,473	270,630	154,815
Japan	54.7	63.1	104.223	230,646	120,493
Worldwide	89.2	92.7	4,841,193	52,819	2,222

Database

1. The data for 2015 and 2016 mostly come from the Credit Suisse - Global Wealth Databook 2015 and 2016 . Note: The asset data (median) are mostly the result of an estimate, see the original report for details on the method.
2. The data in the Gini column (2000) and some additional countries come from the Institute for Development Economics at the University of the United Nations (UNU-WIDER). The data basis is the year 2000.
3. The values ​​from the Luxembourg Wealth Study from a somewhat later period are in brackets .
4. The data for Greece and Zimbabwe are taken from a 150-country publication including a. also by UNU-WIDER, added. The database is also here in the year 2000.
5. Sweden has been quoted as "an extreme case among rich countries in that one particular family, the Wallenbergs, holds such sway in business."

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• Survey-based asset comparisons are subject to a systematic error that is higher the higher the Gini coefficient, as the few owners of highly concentrated assets can either hardly be recorded for statistical reasons or provide no information.
• Depending on the survey method that is used in the individual countries, the results can also vary considerably, so that only limited comparability between different countries is possible.

Countries by asset class

The following list provides an overview of the proportions of adults in a country who belong to a specific asset class. A person has a personal fortune of less than $ 10,000, it belongs to the lowest level, with a capacity between 10,000 and 100,000 US dollars, it is part of the second stage, etc. All figures are from the Global Wealth Databook 2016 the Bank Credit Suisse. Countries are sorted according to the proportion of people in the highest asset class (over 1 million), if this is equal to or is 0, according to the next level (between 100,000 and 1 million).

country	Share with assets under US $ 10,000	Share with assets of US $ 10,000–100,000	Share with assets of US $ 100,000–1 million	Share with assets over US $ 1 million
Switzerland	21.1%	13.6%	53.7%	11.6%
Iceland	22.0%	16.0%	54.9%	7.1%
Australia	11.1%	33.2%	49.6%	6.2%
Denmark	42.8%	14.0%	37.5%	5.7%
United States	34.6%	28.6%	31.3%	5.5%
Norway	27.0%	17.5%	50.4%	5.1%
New Zealand	17.3%	27.0%	50.8%	5.0%
United Kingdom	21.6%	27.0%	46.8%	4.5%
Luxembourg	20.0%	24.0%	51.6%	4.4%
Canada	25.0%	25.7%	45.3%	4.0%
Sweden	30.9%	36.9%	28.4%	3.9%
Singapore	17.6%	32.2%	46.5%	3.7%
Belgium	18.4%	20.8%	57.2%	3.6%
France	26.1%	23.9%	46.7%	3.3%
Austria	28.9%	31.7%	36.3%	3.2%
Ireland	31.8%	23.0%	42.2%	3.1%
Japan	09.3%	35.5%	52.5%	2.7%
Germany	31.0%	33.7%	32.9%	2.4%
Italy	22.7%	26.1%	49.0%	2.3%
Netherlands	24.8%	30.0%	43.0%	2.2%
Qatar	18.5%	39.0%	40.3%	2.2%
Israel	23.5%	42.5%	32.0%	2.0%
Taiwan	19.9%	42.2%	36.0%	1.9%
Hong Kong	28.3%	50.6%	19.3%	1.8%
South Korea	21.2%	43.2%	33.9%	1.7%
Finland	31.6%	34.6%	32.1%	1.7%
United Arab Emirates	20.0%	42.7%	35.7%	1.6%
Malta	16.0%	60.0%	22.7%	1.3%
Cyprus	29.0%	57.0%	12.7%	1.3%
Kuwait	24.7%	52.3%	21.8%	1.2%
Spain	19.0%	54.4%	25.5%	1.0%
Greece	22.9%	51.6%	24.7%	0.8%
Portugal	28.7%	55.7%	15.0%	0.6%
Oman	35.7%	56.1%	07.7%	0.5%
Seychelles	56.0%	39.7%	03.8%	0.5%
Bahrain	34.0%	56.6%	09.1%	0.4%
Bahamas	42.0%	50.2%	07.4%	0.4%
Czech Republic	36.9%	56.4%	06.3%	0.4%
Chile	46.6%	47.1%	05.8%	0.4%
Brunei	35.0%	56.8%	07.9%	0.3%
Saudi Arabia	41.5%	52.5%	05.7%	0.3%
Mauritius	42.0%	52.7%	05.0%	0.3%
Lebanon	67.3%	29.7%	02.8%	0.3%
Libya	67.8%	29.2%	02.8%	0.3%
Slovenia	22.0%	64.5%	13.3%	0.2%
Estonia	34.5%	58.5%	06.9%	0.2%
Uruguay	41.0%	52.6%	06.1%	0.2%
Costa Rica	48.8%	46.3%	04.8%	0.2%
Dominica	52.0%	44.1%	03.7%	0.2%
St. Kitts and Nevis	52.0%	44.2%	03.6%	0.2%
Panama	58.7%	37.9%	03.2%	0.2%
Antigua and Barbuda	58.0%	38.8%	03.0%	0.2%
Peru	60.1%	36.7%	02.9%	0.2%
Barbados	59.0%	38.1%	02.7%	0.2%
People's Republic of China	67.8%	29.3%	02.7%	0.2%
Malaysia	61.4%	35.8%	02.6%	0.2%
Angola	78.9%	19.3%	01.6%	0.2%
Namibia	91.6%	07.5%	00.8%	0.2%
Hungary	34.4%	60.7%	04.8%	0.1%
Poland	51.5%	45.5%	02.9%	0.1%
Georgia	60.0%	37.0%	02.9%	0.1%
Latvia	48.5%	48.6%	02.8%	0.1%
Lithuania	48.0%	49.2%	02.7%	0.1%
Croatia	46.0%	51.3%	02.6%	0.1%
Mongolia	58.5%	38.9%	02.6%	0.1%
South Africa	69.9%	27.5%	02.5%	0.1%
Mexico	62.4%	35.1%	02.4%	0.1%
Colombia	63.1%	34.5%	02.3%	0.1%
Tunisia	62.4%	35.4%	02.1%	0.1%
Grenada	63.0%	34.8%	02.1%	0.1%
Jordan	64.8%	33.0%	02.1%	0.1%
Gabon	68.0%	29.8%	02.1%	0.1%
Cape Verde	71.0%	26.9%	02.0%	0.1%
Equatorial Guinea	72.0%	26.1%	01.8%	0.1%
Turkey	72.6%	25.5%	01.8%	0.1%
Brazil	72.9%	25.2%	01.8%	0.1%
Argentina	70.2%	28.1%	01.7%	0.1%
El Salvador	67.0%	31.3%	01.6%	0.1%
Ecuador	71.0%	27.3%	01.6%	0.1%
Romania	69.4%	29.2%	01.3%	0.1%
Belize	80.0%	18.8%	01.1%	0.1%
Jamaica	80.0%	18.8%	01.1%	0.1%
Paraguay	80.3%	18.5%	01.1%	0.1%
Morocco	82.9%	16.1%	01.0%	0.1%
Indonesia	84.3%	14.7%	01.0%	0.1%
Philippines	87.0%	12.1%	00.8%	0.1%
Fiji	91.4%	08.0%	00.6%	0.1%
Thailand	91.6%	07.4%	00.6%	0.1%
Russia	93.6%	05.7%	00.6%	0.1%
Botswana	94.0%	05.3%	00.5%	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	98.0%	01.8%	00.1%	0.1%
Slovakia	24.2%	73.2%	02.6%	0.0%
Montenegro	49.0%	49.0%	02.0%	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	59.0%	39.2%	01.8%	0.0%
Azerbaijan	65.1%	33.2%	01.6%	0.0%
Bulgaria	58.5%	40.0%	01.5%	0.0%
Solomon Islands	79.0%	19.8%	01.2%	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	66.7%	32.3%	01.0%	0.0%
North Macedonia	73.5%	25.7%	00.8%	0.0%
Albania	73.3%	26.0%	00.7%	0.0%
Algeria	83.4%	15.9%	00.7%	0.0%
Maldives	88.1%	11.2%	00.7%	0.0%
Laos	89.5%	09.8%	00.7%	0.0%
Palestine	88.7%	10.7%	00.6%	0.0%
Serbia	82.9%	16.7%	00.5%	0.0%
Bolivia	90.4%	09.1%	00.5%	0.0%
Armenia	91.8%	07.7%	00.5%	0.0%
Vietnam	91.8%	07.7%	00.5%	0.0%
Egypt	92.3%	07.2%	00.5%	0.0%
Kyrgyzstan	92.3%	07.3%	00.4%	0.0%
Yemen	93.0%	06.5%	00.4%	0.0%
Pakistan	93.4%	06.2%	00.4%	0.0%
Djibouti	93.4%	06.2%	00.4%	0.0%
Zimbabwe	94.4%	05.2%	00.4%	0.0%
Sri Lanka	94.8%	04.7%	00.4%	0.0%
Guyana	91.1%	08.6%	00.3%	0.0%
Iran	94.7%	05.0%	00.3%	0.0%
Nicaragua	94.9%	04.8%	00.3%	0.0%
Republic of the Congo	95.1%	04.5%	00.3%	0.0%
Sao Tome and Principe	95.1%	04.5%	00.3%	0.0%
Venezuela	95.3%	04.4%	00.3%	0.0%
Benin	95.5%	04.2%	00.3%	0.0%
Cambodia	95.5%	04.2%	00.3%	0.0%
Lesotho	96.0%	03.7%	00.3%	0.0%
India	96.2%	03.5%	00.3%	0.0%
Kazakhstan	96.6%	03.1%	00.3%	0.0%
Moldova	94.9%	04.9%	00.2%	0.0%
Ivory Coast	96.1%	03.7%	00.2%	0.0%
Myanmar	96.4%	03.4%	00.2%	0.0%
Senegal	96.4%	03.4%	00.2%	0.0%
Cameroon	96.5%	03.3%	00.2%	0.0%
Bangladesh	96.6%	03.2%	00.2%	0.0%
Swaziland	96.7%	03.1%	00.2%	0.0%
Eritrea	96.8%	03.0%	00.2%	0.0%
Togo	96.8%	03.0%	00.2%	0.0%
Liberia	97.2%	02.6%	00.2%	0.0%
Kenya	97.8%	02.0%	00.2%	0.0%
Tajikistan	96.7%	03.2%	00.1%	0.0%
Syria	97.3%	02.6%	00.1%	0.0%
Nepal	97.4%	02.5%	00.1%	0.0%
Mauritania	97.5%	02.4%	00.1%	0.0%
Nigeria	98.1%	01.8%	00.1%	0.0%
Haiti	98.3%	01.6%	00.1%	0.0%
Burkina Faso	98.6%	01.3%	00.1%	0.0%
Niger	98.9%	01.0%	00.1%	0.0%
Chad	98.9%	01.0%	00.1%	0.0%
Gambia	99.1%	00.8%	00.1%	0.0%
Ukraine	99.1%	00.8%	00.1%	0.0%
Central African Republic	99.2%	00.7%	00.1%	0.0%
Uganda	99.3%	00.6%	00.1%	0.0%
Rwanda	99.4%	00.5%	00.1%	0.0%
Mozambique	99.5%	00.4%	00.1%	0.0%
Zambia	99.6%	00.3%	00.1%	0.0%
Comoros	99.8%	00.1%	00.1%	0.0%
Sudan	98.9%	01.1%	00.0%	0.0%
Guinea	99.0%	01.0%	00.0%	0.0%
Mali	99.0%	01.0%	00.0%	0.0%
Ghana	99.1%	00.9%	00.0%	0.0%
Tanzania	99.1%	00.9%	00.0%	0.0%
Sierra Leone	99.4%	00.6%	00.0%	0.0%
DR Congo	99.6%	00.4%	00.0%	0.0%
Ethiopia	99.7%	00.3%	00.0%	0.0%
Burundi	99.7%	00.3%	00.0%	0.0%
Guinea-Bissau	99.7%	00.3%	00.0%	0.0%
Madagascar	99.7%	00.3%	00.0%	0.0%
Malawi	99.9%	00.1%	00.0%	0.0%
WORLD	73.2%	18.5%	07.5%	0.7%

See also

• List of countries by total wealth
• List of countries by wealth per capita
• Distribution of wealth in Germany
• List of countries according to income distribution
• Human Development Index
• Unequal measures of distribution

literature

• Eva Sierminska, Andrea Brandolini, Timothy M. Smeeding: Working Paper No. 1. Comparing wealth distribution accross rich countries: First results from the Luxembourg Wealth Study . In: Luxembourg Wealth Study Working Paper Series . August 9, 2006 (English, Online [PDF; 535 kB ]).

Web links

• Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2016
• % 20of% 20wider-wdhw-tables-2006.xls Excel file with all tables in the report (including Gini coefficients for 229 countries and territories)
• Distribution of world wealth 07/2007
• Distribution of world wealth 03/2008
• World's richest 1% own 40% of all wealth

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1. ↑ ^{a b} UNU-WIDER: The World Distribution of Household Wealth , 26 countries (PDF, 572 KB), pp. 9-10 (Table 3: Global wealth distribution in 2000).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Global Wealth Databook 2016 (Table 3-1: Wealth pattern within countries, 2016, from p. 106). (No longer available online.) Credit Suisse, archived from the original on September 21, 2017 ; accessed on June 1, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Luxembourg Wealth Study Working Paper Series ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 8 countries (PDF, 547 kB), p. 31 (Table 9. Distribution of household net worth). 
4. ^ ^{A b c} University of Western Ontario, UNU-WIDER, New York University: The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth (Appendix VI: Population, wealth and GDP by country, 2000). (150 countries, PDF, 386 KB) (No longer available online.) April 2008, pp. 50-55 , archived from the original on December 13, 2012 ; accessed on April 13, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Deutsche Bundesbank - Monthly Report Articles - Assets and Finances of Private Households in Germany: Results of the Asset Survey 2014. In: www.bundesbank.de. Retrieved March 22, 2016 .  (Data status 2014)
6. ↑ . Column Gini (2015) (Table 3-1), as well as the wealth data (Table 2-4) Global Wealth Databook 2015 ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Credit Suisse Group AG - Research Institute, Zurich, Switzerland; accessed on March 24, 2016. 
7. ↑ Global Wealth Databook 2016 ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Table 3-1 
8. ^ The Wallenberg group: A Nordic pyramid in: The Economist of March 12, 2016
9. ↑ Publications. Credit Suisse, accessed May 31, 2017 .