World distribution of wealth is the distribution of how wealth is distributed around the world. The guideline for categorizing the data is to organize it based on the continent on which the people with wealth reside. Sometimes, the data is organized by household wealth. It is useful to do it this way because sometimes the holders of wealth take care of other people who have no wealth, such as children or other family members.

World distribution of wealth (2016) Data for the following tables is obtained from The UN-WIDER World Distribution of Household Wealth Report.The World Distribution of Household Wealth. James B. Davies, Susanna Sandstrom, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff. 5 December 2006. Launch of the WIDER study on The World Distribution of Household Wealth (includes press release, summary, and data) Estimating the Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth (copy of full report with a cover page added) The World Distribution of Household Wealth (exact copy of report published at United Nations website)

By Region

+Population, net worth and gross domestic product by regionRegionPopulation (%)Net worth (%)Gross domestic product (%)WorldAdultPPPExchangeratesPPPExchangeratesAmerica13.6959.2233.6138.7332.3740.11Europe9.6274.3227.6931.0922.8627.51Africa11.7346.261.970.713.031.40Middle East8.9152.885.504.015.944.93Asia52.1857.3629.4025.6131.0724.10Other2.7871.752.821.514.482.16Total98.9160.30100.99101.6699.75100.21

America Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic productPer capita% of worldPer capita% of worldWorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates 4.6771.39143,727143,72725.4032.6535,61935,61921.9731.49 0.5074.1889,25270,9161.701.7428,73122,8281.912.180.6163.1738,48125,4100.880.7511,7297,7450.940.890.0060.8776,36453,8130.010.0116,79314,2170.010.010.0071.27103,78758,1210.020.0117,5269,8150.010.010.0049.2712,3185,8510.000.007,1703,4060.000.000.0071.66138,417136,6300.010.01—42,533—0.010.1450.157,2152,4500.040.022,9349960.050.032.8659.9421,0929,5662.281.337,7453,5122.921.900.2563.6530,76013,7220.290.1710,3894,6350.350.220.6957.4514,2914,7300.370.165,7961,9180.530.250.0658.1314,97310,6150.040.035,8734,1640.050.050.1872.0912,0864,5870.080.04—2,467—0.090.1453.9913,7295,7130.070.045,6542,3520.100.060.2055.016,9111,9960.050.023,7201,0740.100.040.1053.9518,8938,6320.070.044,6222,1120.060.040.0167.1076,36453,8130.020.02—10,030—0.010.1844.6512,7694,9340.090.044,3351,6750.110.060.1347.176,2211,6110.030.011,7984660.030.010.1147.095,5232,3560.020.012,1649230.030.020.0457.2010,4168,5620.020.023,4642,8480.020.021.6456.0821,49313,0701.341.059,7115,9052.111.840.0845.965,1381,2480.020.001,9474730.020.010.0558.6715,6778,1520.030.026,6503,4580.040.030.0949.4111,1013,1630.040.014,8011,3680.060.020.4355.2912,2345,3280.200.114,7992,0900.270.170.0668.0375,58254,3620.180.1722,24215,9980.190.190.0263.6053,42923,4080.040.0213,7216,0110.040.020.0567.620,20711,8070.040.0310,2856,0090.070.060.0065.5976,36453,8130.010.00————0.4056.1414,62910,1010.220.207,2324,9940.380.38 Total13.6959.22 Total net worth:33.6138.73 Total GDP:32.3740.11

Europe Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic productPer capita% of worldPer capita% of worldWorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates 0.0560.4410,5043,1550.020.013,6581,0990.020.01 0.1377.4666,63962,4200.340.4024,83623,2640.440.59 0.1673.1414,5911,6980.090.018,7381,0170.190.03 0.1776.6385,81876,5770.550.6325,00822,3150.560.72 0.0673.9212,1312,4570.030.015,2521,1170.040.01 0.1377.4315,3563,5440.080.026,3561,4670.110.04 0.0776.1222,43910,2210.060.049,5474,3490.090.06 0.1776.8432,43110,7970.210.0914,8444,9420.330.16 0.0976.2666,19170,7510.220.3028,53930,5050.330.51 0.0274.3626,3618,4200.020.0110,8733,4730.030.01 0.0975.4438,75437,1710.120.1524,41623,4190.270.38 0.9774.83130,546128,3274.735.9724,47824,6793.104.40 0.0870.4712,3151,3710.040.015,3155920.050.01 1.3578.7189,87186,3694.605.6923,91722,7584.285.83 0.0077.299,52690,2770.000.00———— 0.1878.0772,82550,2400.500.4415,55810,7330.370.37 0.0071.66138,417136,6300.000.01———— 0.1776.6132,45613,5620.210.1111,0634,6230.250.15 0.0069.1273,40183,0310.010.0226,92930,4610.020.03 0.0669.5989,32782,5550.210.2527,19725,1350.220.30 0.9580.42119,70498,3174.304.5422,87618,6042.873.34 0.0474.5719,1626,9510.030.018,3053,0130.040.02 0.0077.299,52690,2770.000.00———— 0.0672.822,1268,0760.050.028,3973,0650.060.03 0.0175.42182,567160,0300.050.0648,96842,9230.050.06 0.0369.5914,6064,6520.020.015,5061,7540.020.01 0.0172.4675,69440,4710.020.0118,5269,7610.020.01 0.0767.78,4981,1550.020.002,2123010.020.00 0.0077.299,52690,2770.000.00—22,065—0.00 0.2675.77120,086109,4181.191.3925,75923,2610.891.15 0.0067.9876,36453,8130.010.01—12,862—0.01 0.0774.1272,25481,1880.200.2932,05736,0210.310.50 0.6472.0824,65410,4380.590.329,6614,0900.810.49 0.1777.0553,35733,4210.340.2717,08910,6140.380.34 0.3674.2914,8274,8210.200.095,0241,6340.240.11 0.0071.67138,417136,6300.000.00———— and 0.1772.312,1312,4570.080.02—1,043—0.03 0.0972.2223,9686,7790.080.0312,6193,5690.150.06 0.0377.3536,67219,7130.040.0316,9839,1300.070.06 0.6779.0092,25368,6932.342.2419,03714,0481.681.78 0.1575.8780,09183,9180.440.6024,62825,8050.470.71 0.1276.69144,186170,7550.640.9828,20933,4070.440.74 0.9674.78128,959126,8324.715.9524,25223,8523.094.35 0.8174.469,8901,2360.300.055,1476430.550.10 0.0077.2099,52690,2770.000.00———— Total9.6274.32 Total net worth:27.6931.09 Total GDP:22.8627.51

Africa Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic productPer capita% of worldPer capita% of worldWorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates 0.5053.687,2702,0870.140.056,1071,7540.400.17 0.1243.243,3709500.020.011,2253450.020.01 0.1940.662,1234190.010.009861950.020.01 0.1140.201,8763270.010.006191080.010.00 0.2445.905,2721,2620.050.012,3015510.070.03 0.1342.611,7283290.010.009591830.020.00 0.8242.061,4021800.040.01669860.070.01 0.0642.692,7951,1270.010.002,5331,0220.020.01 0.2744.995,5021,5890.060.022,0285860.070.03 0.0643.662,3495770.010.007472030.010.00 1.1343.811,4141930.060.01720980.110.02 0.0243.4213,2393,3770.010.005,0471,2870.010.00 0.3347.414,1297750.050.011,3762580.060.02 0.1445.967,7341,0620.040.012,9614070.050.01 0.0243.091,6734090.000.007381800.000.00 0.5043.693,6719660.070.021,3163460.090.03 0.0953.9717,3396,2850.060.03—6,484—0.11 0.2744.832,2236330.020.018772490.030.01 0.1943.172,6835460.020.018081650.020.01 0.1940.281,7983830.010.009962120.030.01 0.0446.315,2071,2310.010.001,7294090.010.00 0.0265.7062,33815,9830.050.0214,4063,6930.040.01 0.4855.3113,6033,6870.250.094,2991,1650.270.11 0.2945.162,8175450.030.011,1132150.040.01 0.1940.391,7563290.010.009021690.020.01 1.9343.739603770.070.048263250.210.12 0.1340.502,9516380.010.009762110.020.01 0.0162.6717,3396,2850.010.00—9,014—0.02 0.1743.964,2941,1720.030.011,6814590.040.01 0.0747.382,0443530.010.007341270.010.00 0.1245.762,3495770.010.00—235—0.01 0.7555.8616,2665,9770.460.228,0172,9460.790.42 0.5448.642,3495770.050.021,7563670.130.04 0.5744.791,2466810.030.024902680.040.03 0.0944.352,2146450.010.009262700.010.00 0.1658.9521,2376,0420.130.057,1302,0290.150.06 0.4038.552,9057250.040.011,0302570.050.02 0.1842.202,1217890.010.018413130.020.01 0.2144.716,8631,4650.050.012,6075560.070.02 Total11.7346.26 Total net worth:1.970.71 Total GDP:3.031.40

Middle East Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic productPer capita% of worldPer capita% of worldWorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates 0.3942.906,5611,1640.100.02—101—0.01 0.0564.449,5451,5480.020.003,0684980.020.00 0.1359.146,7171,2370.030.013,5556540.060.02 0.0163.93105,287130,8330.040.0715,87011,7750.020.02 1.1152.8316,6505,7540.700.314,4061,5230.640.32 1.0951.3117,56911,6210.730.627,2024,7641.040.98 0.4146.7012,3433,4800.190.07—766—0.06 0.117.2964,03459,2070.881.0519,14817,7050.921.22 0.0849.7612,2174,8250.040.024,2821,6910.050.03 0.2563.2414,2812,1190.130.038,3311,2360.270.06 0.0466.88105,287130,8330.150.2315,74315,9470.080.11 0.0854.645,1744330.020.003,2052680.030.00 0.0659.5620,52612,8280.040.036,0893,8060.040.04 0.0453.2618,94311,1300.030.0212,4917,6150.070.06 2.3447.656,2961,2550.560.142,1584300.670.19 0.0543.3712,3433,4800.020.01———— 0.0167.09105,287130,8330.040.06—30,558—0.06 0.3551.1622,86416,2060.310.2812,3748,7710.580.59 0.2847.118,78910,0460.090.144,3384,9580.160.26 0.1046.542,9422980.010.001,3801400.020.00 1.1259.2023,7989,6011.010.527,4142,9911.100.63 0.0753.1412,3433,4800.030.013,6681,0620.040.01 0.0568.76105,287130,8330.210.34—18,906—0.19 0.4151.836,5611,1640.100.021,5165520.080.04 0.2940.191,4255370.020.011,2934870.050.03 Total8.9152.88 Total net worth:5.504.01 Total GDP:5.944.93

Asia Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic productPer capita% of worldPer capita% of worldWorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates 2.1251.576,3891,2500.510.131,7723470.500.14 0.0160.06105,287130,8330.020.03—12,922—0.01 0.2145.884,8837530.040.011,8592870.050.01 20.5767.2711,2672,6138.772.623,84489110.453.47 0.0142.026,5611,1640.000.00—457—0.00 0.1176.61202,189173,3530.830.9227,89323,9150.400.49 16.7855.886,5131,1124.140.912,6844585.951.45 3.4459.497,9731,4401.040.244,0357291.830.47 2.0979.45124,858180,8379.8618.3725,92437,5477.1514.84 0.0052.8610,0844,1530.000.00—574—0.00 0.0946.756,5611,1640.020.001,5513280.020.01 0.105.0973,07244,7940.280.2223,11814,1720.310.27 0.3856.2815,0466,1370.220.119,4223,8430.470.27 0.7857.186,5611,1640.190.04—877—0.13 0.4048.536,5611,1640.100.021,3212270.070.02 0.0052.8510,0844,1530.000.00———— 0.3665.416,5611,1640.090.02—476—0.03 1.2551.7514,1823,5330.670.214,0651,0130.670.24 0.0771.94113,63190,9600.280.2928,64422,9290.250.29 0.7771.0645,84929,6871.331.1114,9379,6711.521.41 0.3363.9310,6172,3290.130.043,8418420.170.05 0.0173.46100,00973,6540.030.0319,71414,5190.020.02 1.0165.3714,8244,3900.570.226,7151,9890.900.38 1.2955.965,6331,1120.280.072,0123970.340.10 Total52.1857.36 Total net worth:29.4025.61 Total GDP:31.0724.10

Other Country% of populationNet worthGross domestic productPer capita% of worldPer capita% of worldWorldAdultPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange ratesPPPExchange rates 0.3171.7890,90667,9901.081.0427,19320,3381.131.21 0.0670.1455,82337,0260.130.1120,00813,2710.170.16 2.4173.3417,6103,0361.610.369,9961,7233.180.79 Total2.7871.75 Total net worth:2.821.51 Total GDP:4.482.16

See also Distribution of wealth List of sovereign states by wealth inequality List of countries by income inequality

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