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) |
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69.9 | 92.3 | 108,753 | 10,344 | 991 |
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66.9 | 87.6 | 808.146 | 3,835 | 608 |
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80.1 | 86.2 | 245.972 | 344,692 | 44,977 |
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71.0 | 85.9 | 50,726 | 7,966 | 1,469 |
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76.4 | 84.0 | 164.172 | 10,772 | 1,966 |
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71.8 | 83.2 | 54.008 | 19.301 | 4,339 |
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74.2 (89) | 83.2 | 7,406 | 227.295 | 39,692 |
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71.8 | 83.2 | 54.008 | 19.301 | 4,339 |
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78.4 | 82.9 | 140.508 | 18,059 | 3.811 |
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55.0 | 81.9 | 1,023,129 | 22,864 | 4,885 |
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84.5 | 79.4 | 7,384 | 3,933 | 1,049 |
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66.7 (76) | 78.9 | 67,067 | 185.175 | 42,833 |
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66.0 | 78.6 | 110.079 | 2,347 | 675 |
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78.5 | 6,836 | 206.002 | 52,519 | |
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74.9 | 77.9 | 75,422 | 21,125 | 6,066 |
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61.5 | 76.6 | 4,242 | 146.733 | 52,427 |
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73.6 | 76.5 | 7,401 | 970 | 309 |
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76.2 | 31,382 | 19,050 | 5,692 | |
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68.2 | 74.8 | 64,812 | 5,275 | 1,800 |
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65.0 | 74.3 | 13,081 | 184,378 | 81,118 |
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74.0 | 4.111 | 276.885 | 101,386 | |
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65.5 | 73.9 | 18,506 | 172,847 | 63.134 |
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69.7 (66) | 73.2 | 48.993 | 288,806 | 107,865 |
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68.8 (75) | 73.2 | 27,677 | 270.179 | 96,664 |
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73.0 | 30,353 | 24,584 | 9,484 | |
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69.8 | 72.7 | 114.091 | 4,595 | 1,788 |
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80.3 | 72.1 | 6,190 | 561,854 | 244.002 |
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73.0 | 72.0 | 48,682 | 244,365 | 99.923 |
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57.9 | 71.9 | 39,259 | 159.914 | 64,636 |
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60.9 | 68.7 | 49,300 | 202.288 | 104.105 |
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62.2 | 68.2 | 17,115 | 375.573 | 162,815 |
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57.0 | 68.0 | 37,794 | 116,320 | 56,523 |
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65.4 | 67.0 | 9,146 | 103,569 | 53,266 |
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64.1 | 8,473 | 270,630 | 154,815 | |
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54.7 | 63.1 | 104.223 | 230,646 | 120,493 |
Worldwide | 89.2 | 92.7 | 4,841,193 | 52,819 | 2,222 |
- Database
- 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.
- 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.
- The values from the Luxembourg Wealth Study from a somewhat later period are in brackets .
- 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.
- Sweden has been quoted as "an extreme case among rich countries in that one particular family, the Wallenbergs, holds such sway in business."
- annotation
- 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 |
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21.1% | 13.6% | 53.7% | 11.6% |
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22.0% | 16.0% | 54.9% | 7.1% |
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11.1% | 33.2% | 49.6% | 6.2% |
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42.8% | 14.0% | 37.5% | 5.7% |
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34.6% | 28.6% | 31.3% | 5.5% |
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27.0% | 17.5% | 50.4% | 5.1% |
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17.3% | 27.0% | 50.8% | 5.0% |
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21.6% | 27.0% | 46.8% | 4.5% |
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20.0% | 24.0% | 51.6% | 4.4% |
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25.0% | 25.7% | 45.3% | 4.0% |
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30.9% | 36.9% | 28.4% | 3.9% |
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17.6% | 32.2% | 46.5% | 3.7% |
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18.4% | 20.8% | 57.2% | 3.6% |
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26.1% | 23.9% | 46.7% | 3.3% |
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28.9% | 31.7% | 36.3% | 3.2% |
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31.8% | 23.0% | 42.2% | 3.1% |
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9.3% | 35.5% | 52.5% | 2.7% |
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31.0% | 33.7% | 32.9% | 2.4% |
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22.7% | 26.1% | 49.0% | 2.3% |
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24.8% | 30.0% | 43.0% | 2.2% |
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18.5% | 39.0% | 40.3% | 2.2% |
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23.5% | 42.5% | 32.0% | 2.0% |
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19.9% | 42.2% | 36.0% | 1.9% |
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28.3% | 50.6% | 19.3% | 1.8% |
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21.2% | 43.2% | 33.9% | 1.7% |
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31.6% | 34.6% | 32.1% | 1.7% |
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20.0% | 42.7% | 35.7% | 1.6% |
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16.0% | 60.0% | 22.7% | 1.3% |
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29.0% | 57.0% | 12.7% | 1.3% |
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24.7% | 52.3% | 21.8% | 1.2% |
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19.0% | 54.4% | 25.5% | 1.0% |
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22.9% | 51.6% | 24.7% | 0.8% |
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28.7% | 55.7% | 15.0% | 0.6% |
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35.7% | 56.1% | 7.7% | 0.5% |
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56.0% | 39.7% | 3.8% | 0.5% |
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34.0% | 56.6% | 9.1% | 0.4% |
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42.0% | 50.2% | 7.4% | 0.4% |
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36.9% | 56.4% | 6.3% | 0.4% |
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46.6% | 47.1% | 5.8% | 0.4% |
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35.0% | 56.8% | 7.9% | 0.3% |
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41.5% | 52.5% | 5.7% | 0.3% |
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42.0% | 52.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% |
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67.3% | 29.7% | 2.8% | 0.3% |
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67.8% | 29.2% | 2.8% | 0.3% |
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22.0% | 64.5% | 13.3% | 0.2% |
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34.5% | 58.5% | 6.9% | 0.2% |
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41.0% | 52.6% | 6.1% | 0.2% |
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48.8% | 46.3% | 4.8% | 0.2% |
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52.0% | 44.1% | 3.7% | 0.2% |
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52.0% | 44.2% | 3.6% | 0.2% |
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58.7% | 37.9% | 3.2% | 0.2% |
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58.0% | 38.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% |
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60.1% | 36.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% |
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59.0% | 38.1% | 2.7% | 0.2% |
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67.8% | 29.3% | 2.7% | 0.2% |
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61.4% | 35.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% |
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78.9% | 19.3% | 1.6% | 0.2% |
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91.6% | 7.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
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34.4% | 60.7% | 4.8% | 0.1% |
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51.5% | 45.5% | 2.9% | 0.1% |
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60.0% | 37.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% |
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48.5% | 48.6% | 2.8% | 0.1% |
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48.0% | 49.2% | 2.7% | 0.1% |
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46.0% | 51.3% | 2.6% | 0.1% |
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58.5% | 38.9% | 2.6% | 0.1% |
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69.9% | 27.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% |
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62.4% | 35.1% | 2.4% | 0.1% |
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63.1% | 34.5% | 2.3% | 0.1% |
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62.4% | 35.4% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
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63.0% | 34.8% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
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64.8% | 33.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
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68.0% | 29.8% | 2.1% | 0.1% |
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71.0% | 26.9% | 2.0% | 0.1% |
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72.0% | 26.1% | 1.8% | 0.1% |
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72.6% | 25.5% | 1.8% | 0.1% |
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72.9% | 25.2% | 1.8% | 0.1% |
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70.2% | 28.1% | 1.7% | 0.1% |
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67.0% | 31.3% | 1.6% | 0.1% |
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71.0% | 27.3% | 1.6% | 0.1% |
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69.4% | 29.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% |
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80.0% | 18.8% | 1.1% | 0.1% |
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80.0% | 18.8% | 1.1% | 0.1% |
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80.3% | 18.5% | 1.1% | 0.1% |
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82.9% | 16.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% |
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84.3% | 14.7% | 1.0% | 0.1% |
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87.0% | 12.1% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
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91.4% | 8.0% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
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91.6% | 7.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
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93.6% | 5.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
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94.0% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
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98.0% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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24.2% | 73.2% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
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49.0% | 49.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
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59.0% | 39.2% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
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65.1% | 33.2% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
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58.5% | 40.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
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79.0% | 19.8% | 1.2% | 0.0% |
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66.7% | 32.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
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73.5% | 25.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
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73.3% | 26.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
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83.4% | 15.9% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
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88.1% | 11.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
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89.5% | 9.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
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88.7% | 10.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
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82.9% | 16.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
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90.4% | 9.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
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91.8% | 7.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
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91.8% | 7.7% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
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92.3% | 7.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% |
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92.3% | 7.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
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93.0% | 6.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
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93.4% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
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93.4% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
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94.4% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
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94.8% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
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91.1% | 8.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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94.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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94.9% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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95.1% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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95.1% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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95.3% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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95.5% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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95.5% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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96.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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96.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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96.6% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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94.9% | 4.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.1% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.4% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.4% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.5% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.6% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.7% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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97.2% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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97.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
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96.7% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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97.3% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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97.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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97.5% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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98.1% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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98.3% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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98.6% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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98.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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98.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.1% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.1% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.2% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.3% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.6% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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99.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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98.9% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.1% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.6% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.7% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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99.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
WORLD | 73.2% | 18.5% | 7.5% | 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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- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ . 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.
- ↑ 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
- ^ The Wallenberg group: A Nordic pyramid in: The Economist of March 12, 2016
- ↑ Publications. Credit Suisse, accessed May 31, 2017 .