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The world's wealthiest countries

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20. Taiwan: $238,860 (£171.5k) per adult
19. Italy: $239,240 (£171.8k) per adult
18. Japan: $256,600 (£184.3k) per adult
17. Ireland: $266,150 (£191k) per adult
16. Germany: $268,680 (£193k) per adult
15. Norway: $275,880 (£198k) per adult
14. Austria: $290,350 (£208k) per adult
13. United Kingdom: $290,750 (£208.8k) per adult
12. France: $299,360 (£215k) per adult
11. Canada: $332,320 (£238.7k) per adult
10. Singapore: $332,990 (£239.1k) per adult
9. Sweden: $336,170 (£241.4k) per adult
8. New Zealand: $348,200 (£250.1k) per adult
7. Belgium: $351,330 (£252.3k) per adult
6. Denmark: $376,070 (£270.1k) per adult
5. Netherlands: $377,090 (£270.8k) per adult
4. Australia: $483,760 (£347.4k) per adult
3. Hong Kong: $503,340 (£361.5k) per adult
2. United States: $505,420 (£363k) per adult
1. Switzerland: $673,960 (£484k) per adult
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The world's total wealth soared by 7.4% to hit $418.3 trillion (£271tn) in 2020, despite the economic havoc wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report. Between January and March 2020, the total sum of the money in the world decreased by 4.4%, but fast responses to the global health crisis by governments and banks, which prompted the quick recovery of financial markets, helped the world’s wealth to recover, and then some. Wealth per adult grew by 6% in 2020, giving the average global citizen a record-high net worth of $79,952 (£51.8k). But some countries have much richer populations than others.

Click or scroll through to discover which countries have the wealthiest people, according to average wealth per adult. All dollar values represent US dollars. 

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Hannah Ward-Glenton

06 July 2021

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