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List of sovereign states by wealth inequality

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This is a list of countries by distribution of wealth, including Gini coefficients. Wealth distribution can vary greatly from income distribution in a country (see List of countries by income equality).

A map showing Gini coefficients for Wealth within countries for 2021.[1]

Higher Gini coefficients signify greater wealth inequality, with 0 being complete equality, whereas a value near 1 can arise if everybody has zero wealth except a very small minority.

Countries that have high-quality wealth taxes and honest reporting from financial institutions, such as the Netherlands and Norway, tend to have more reliable wealth inequality statistics.[2]

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The table below is for 2008, 2018, 2019 and 2021. The GDP data is based on data from the World Bank.[3] The population data is based on data from the UN.[4] The Wealth Gini coefficients from 2008 are based on a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.[5]

The Wealth Gini numbers for 2018, 2019, and 2021 come from the Global Wealth Databook by Credit Suisse.[6][7][8]

* indicates "Wealth inequality in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Income inequality in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Country Wealth Gini Population Nominal GDP GDP per capita
2008 2018 2019 2021 % of world (in millions) % of world
 World 0.804 0.904 0.885 0.889 8,144,396,000 100 101,560,901 100 11,258
  Afghanistan — — 0.655 0.689 — — — — —
  Albania 0.642 0.629 0.637 0.686 2,882,740 0.035 15,103 0.014 5,239
  Algeria 0.67 0.758 0.749 0.848 42,228,420 0.52 0.55 00 4,115
  Angola — — 0.731 0.814 — — — — —
  Antigua and Barbuda 0.747 0.838 0.823 0.813 96,280 0.0012 1,611 0.0015 16,732
  Argentina * 0.74 0.792 0.768 0.809 44,361,150 0.54 0.58 0 11,719
  Armenia 0.684 0.645 0.663 0.731 2,951,740 0.036 12,433 0.011 4,212
  Aruba — — 0.703 0.813 — — — — —
  Australia 0.622 0.658 0.656 0.662 24,898,150 0.31 1,433,904 1.3 57,591
  Austria 0.646 0.764 0.739 0.742 8,891,380 0.11 455,286 0.41 51,205
  Azerbaijan 0.678 0.643 0.654 0.726 9,949,540 0.12 46,940 0.043 4,718
  Bahamas — — 0.828 0.895 — — — — —
  Bahrain — — 0.747 0.885 — — — — —
  Bangladesh 0.66 0.671 0.678 0.754 161,376,710 2.0 416,300 0.38 1,698
  Barbados 0.706 0.788 0.778 0.805 285,720 0.0035 4,990 0.0045 17,465
  Belarus 0.628 0.614 0.621 0.672 9,452,620 0.12 59,662 0.054 6,312
  Belgium 0.662 0.659 0.603 0.599 11,482,180 0.14 542,761 0.49 47,270
  Belize 0.763 0.815 0.803 0.835 383,070 0.0047 1,871 0.0017 4,884
  Benin 0.713 0.689 0.707 0.800 11,485,040 0.14 10,354 0.0094 902
  Bolivia 0.762 0.779 0.764 0.808 11,050,000 0.14 40,288 0.037 3,646
  Bosnia and Herzegovina — — 0.642 0.692 3,301 0 21,023 0.019 6,056
  Botswana 0.751 0.783 0.8 0.879 2,254.07 0 18,616 0.017 8,259
  Brazil * 0.62 0.823 0.849 0.892 209,469,320 2.6 2.74 0 8,921
  Brunei — — 0.787 0.897 — — — — —
  Bulgaria 0.652 0.647 0.659 0.702 7,051,610 0.087 65,133 0.059 9,237
  Burkina Faso 0.728 0.674 0.688 0.790 19,751,470 0.24 14,125 0.013 715
  Burundi 0.699 0.654 0.681 0.703 11,175,380 0.14 3,037 0.0028 272
  Cambodia 0.714 0.704 0.718 0.783 16,249,800 0.20 24,542 0.022 1,510
  Cameroon 0.711 0.725 0.743 0.833 25,216,260 0.31 38,675 0.035 1,534
  Canada 0.688 0.726 0.728 0.726 37,074,560 0.46 1,713,342 1.6 46,213
  Central African Republic 0.782 0.768 0.777 0.845 4,666,380 0.057 2,220 0.0020 476
  Chad 0.681 0.715 0.73 0.776 15,477,730 0.19 0.2 0 728
  Chile 0.777 0.773 0.798 0.794 18,729,170 0.23 331,250 0.30 15,923
  China * 0.55 0.714 0.702 0.701 1,427,647,790 18 15,710,960 14 9,532
  Colombia * 0.765 0.807 0.77 0.835 49,661,060 0.61 0.65 0 6,666
  Comoros 0.711 0.766 0.783 0.861 832,320 0.010 1,178 0.0011 1,415
  DR Congo — — 0.755 0.830 — — — — —
  Congo — — 0.769 0.855 — — — — —
  Costa Rica 0.732 0.769 0.75 0.797 4,999,440 0.061 0.07 0 12,027
  Croatia 0.654 0.631 0.645 0.702 4,156,410 0.051 60,972 0.055 14,669
  Cyprus — — 0.801 0.791 — — — — —
  Czech Republic 0.626 0.758 0.725 0.776 10,649,800 0.13 245,226 0.22 23,026
  Denmark * 0.808 0.835 0.838 0.739 5,752,130 0.071 355,675 0.32 61,834
  Djibouti — — 0.729 0.796 — — — — —
  Dominica 0.763 0.84 0.823 0.813 71,630 0.00088 0 0 7,693
  Dominican Republic 0.723 — — — 10,627.15 0.00013 85,555 0.078 8,051
  Ecuador * 0.76 0.776 0.759 0.801 17,084,360 0.21 0.22 00 6,345
  Egypt 0.689 0.909 0.756 0.793 99,581,200 1.2 250,895 0.23 2,520
  El Salvador 0.746 0.759 0.743 0.812 6,420,740 0.079 26,057 0.024 4,058
  Equatorial Guinea 0.688 0.781 0.793 0.864 1,308,970 0.016 13,432 0.012 10,262
  Eritrea — — 0.621 0.763 — — — — —
  Estonia 0.675 0.715 0.716 0.731 1,322,910 0.016 30,732 0.028 23,231
  Eswatini 0.78 — — — 1,136.27 0 4,711 0.0043 4,146
  Ethiopia 0.652 0.612 0.62 0.723 109,224,410 1.3 1.43 0 772
  Fiji 0.709 0.694 0.702 0.785 883,490 0.011 5,537 0.0050 6,267
  Finland 0.615 0.767 0.742 0.744 5,522,590 0.068 276,743 0.25 50,111
  France * 0.73 0.687 0.696 0.702 64,990,510 0.80 3,135,267 2.8 42,738
  Gabon 0.784 0.7 0.719 0.797 2,119.28 0 16,854 0.015 7,953
  Gambia 0.723 0.755 0.771 0.857 2,051,360 0.025 1,633 0.0015 796
  Georgia 0.725 0.678 0.687 0.817 4,002,950 0.049 17,600 0.016 4,397
  Germany * 0.667 0.816 0.816 0.788 83,124,410 1.0 3,947,620 3.6 47,491
  Ghana 0.692 0.682 0.699 0.753 29,767,110 0.37 65,556 0.060 2,202
  Greece 0.654 0.682 0.654 0.682 10,522,240 0.13 218,032 0.20 20,721
  Grenada 0.763 0.842 0.827 0.682 111,450 0.0014 1,186 0.0011 10,642
  Guatemala * 0.779 — — — 17,247.86 0.00021 78,460 0.071 4,549
  Guinea 0.693 0.716 0.741 0.816 12,414,290 0.15 10,907 0.0099 879
  Guinea-Bissau 0.71 0.697 0.712 0.780 1,874,300 0.023 0.02 0 778
  Guyana 0.707 0.75 0.734 0.769 779,010 0.0096 0.01 9.1×10−9 4,979
  Haiti 0.755 0.82 0.801 0.799 11,123,180 0.14 0.15 0 868
  Honduras * 0.743 0.804 — — 9,587.52 0.00012 23,970 0.022 2,500
  Hong Kong 0.740 — 0.777 0.738 7,482.5 0 362,682 0.33 48,471
  Hungary * 0.651 0.662 0.663 0.680 9,707,500 0.12 157,883 0.14 16,264
  Iceland 0.664 0.731 0.694 0.649 336,710 0.0041 25,878 0.024 76,855
  India * 0.669 0.854 0.832 0.823 1,352,642,280 17 2,718,732 2.5 2,010
  Indonesia * 0.764 0.84 0.833 0.782 267,670,550 3.3 3.51 0 3,893
  Iran 0.707 0.705 0.705 0.792 82,531,700 1.0 454,013 0.41 5,501
  Iraq — — 0.633 0.710 — — — — —
  Ireland 0.581 0.83 0.796 0.800 4,818,690 0.059 511,458 0.46 102,394
  Israel 0.677 0.766 0.777 0.747 8,381,510 0.10 370,588 0.34 44,215
  Italy 0.609 0.689 0.669 0.672 60,627,290 0.74 2,083,864 1.9 34,372
  Ivory Coast 0.712 — — — 25,069.23 0.00031 43,007 0.039 1,716
  Jamaica 0.686 0.788 0.775 0.822 2,934,850 0.036 15,714 0.014 5,354
  Japan 0.547 0.631 0.626 0.647 127,202,190 1.6 4,971,323 4.5 39,082
  Jordan 0.678 0.677 0.696 0.767 9,965,320 0.12 42,231 0.038 4,238
  Kazakhstan 0.655 0.952 0.772 0.776 18,319,620 0.22 179,340 0.16 9,790
  Kenya 0.699 0.732 0.745 0.826 51,392,570 0.63 87,908 0.080 1,711
  Kuwait — — 0.763 0.862 — — — — —
  Kyrgyzstan 0.68 0.673 0.681 0.752 6,389,500 0.078 0.08 0 1,267
  Laos — — 0.794 0.883 — — — — —
  Latvia 0.67 0.788 0.789 0.805 1,928,460 0.024 0.03 0 17,843
  Lebanon * 0.762 0.889 0.819 0.802 6,859,410 0.084 56,639 0.051 8,257
  Lesotho 0.767 0.795 0.805 0.888 2,108,330 0.026 2,739 0.0025 1,299
  Liberia — — 0.727 0.806 — — — — —
  Libya — — 0.659 0.760 — — — — —
  Lithuania 0.666 0.655 0.663 0.720 2,801,270 0.034 53,429 0.049 19,073
  Luxembourg 0.65 0.663 0.67 0.663 604,240 0.0074 0.01 9.1×10−9 117,312
  Macau 0.58 — — — 667.4 0 55,084 0.050 82,535
  Madagascar 0.722 0.702 0.722 0.821 26,262,310 0.32 13,853 0.013 527
  Malawi 0.736 0.733 0.751 0.845 18,143,220 0.22 7,065 0.0064 389
  Malaysia * 0.733 0.82 0.796 0.830 31,528,030 0.39 0.41 0 11,373
  Maldives * — — 0.724 0.808 — — — — —
  Mali 0.75 0.682 0.707 0.800 19,077,760 0.23 0.25 0 900
  Malta 0.664 0.631 0.64 0.611 439,260 0.0054 20,331 0.018 33,131
  Mauritania 0.686 0.667 0.681 0.758 4,403,310 0.054 5,235 0.0048 1,189
  Mauritius 0.661 0.64 0.662 0.716 1,267,180 0.016 0.02 0 11,222
  Mexico * 0.749 0.8 0.777 0.804 126,190.78 0.0015 1,220,699 1.1 9,673
  Moldova — — 0.645 0.691 — — — — —
  Mongolia — — 0.668 0.742 — — — — —
  Montenegro — — 0.648 0.681 — — — — —
  Morocco 0.69 0.802 0.766 0.824 36,029,090 0.44 0.47 0 3,273
  Mozambique 0.689 0.7 0.716 0.750 29,496 0.00036 14,717 0.013 499
  Myanmar — — 0.597 0.680 — — — — —
  Namibia 0.847 0.776 0.788 0.868 2,448,300 0.030 14,522 0.013 5,931
  Nepal — — 0.71 0.788 — — — — —
  Netherlands * 0.65 0.789 0.902 0.750 17,059,560 0.21 912,242 0.83 53,557
  New Zealand * 0.651 0.708 0.672 0.700 4,743,130 0.058 204,924 0.19 43,204
  Nicaragua 0.755 0.778 0.759 0.813 6,465,500 0.079 13,118 0.012 2,029
  Niger 0.729 0.66 0.682 0.738 22,442,830 0.28 0.29 0 414
  Nigeria 0.729 0.894 0.809 0.860 195,874,690 2.4 397,270 0.36 2,028
  North Macedonia 0.661 0.655 — — 2,082.96 0 12,672 0.012 6,084
  Norway 0.633 0.791 0.798 0.794 5,337,960 0.066 434,167 0.39 81,336
  Oman — — 0.786 0.880 — — — — —
  Pakistan 0.698 0.65 0.665 0.740 212,228,290 2.6 2.78 0 1,482
  Panama 0.766 0.795 0.78 0.819 4,176,870 0.051 0.05 0 15,575
  Papua New Guinea 0.738 0.76 0.766 0.843 8,606,320 0.11 0.11 000 2,730
  Paraguay 0.766 0.785 0.768 0.815 6,956,070 0.085 40,497 0.037 5,822
  Peru 0.738 0.795 0.788 0.800 31,989,270 0.39 222,045 0.20 6,941
  Philippines * 0.717 0.826 0.837 0.873 106,651,390 1.3 330,910 0.30 3,103
  Poland * 0.657 0.722 0.677 0.716 37,921,590 0.47 585,664 0.53 15,444
  Portugal 0.667 0.736 0.692 0.706 10,256,190 0.13 240,675 0.22 23,466
  Puerto Rico 0.753 — — — 3,039.6 0 101,131 0.092 33,271
  Qatar — — 0.633 0.586 — — — — —
  Romania 0.651 0.728 0.647 0.696 19,506,110 0.24 239,553 0.22 12,281
  Russia * 0.699 0.875 0.879 0.880 146,801,930 1.8 1,657,555 1.5 11,291
  Rwanda 0.714 0.728 0.742 0.818 12,301,970 0.15 9,509 0.0086 773
  Samoa — — 0.747 0.777 — — — — —
  São Tomé and Príncipe — — 0.674 0.734 — — — — —
  Saudi Arabia 0.737 0.81 0.834 0.864 33,702,760 0.41 0.44 00 23,337
  Senegal 0.697 0.705 0.726 0.797 15,854,320 0.19 24,130 0.022 1,522
  Serbia — — 0.676 0.713 6,963.76 0 55,437 0.050 7,992
  Seychelles 0.76 0.679 0.704 0.760 97,090 0.0012 0 0 16,376
  Sierra Leone 0.687 0.671 0.694 0.732 7,650,150 0.094 4,085 0.0037 534
  Singapore * 0.689 0.758 0.757 0.788 5,757,500 0.071 364,157 0.33 63,249
  Slovakia 0.629 0.498 0.498 0.505 5,453,020 0.067 105,905 0.096 19,421
  Slovenia 0.626 0.646 0.662 0.652 2,077,840 0.026 54,008 0.049 25,992
  Solomon Islands — — 0.7 0.814 — — — — —
  South Africa * 0.763 0.806 0.806 0.886 57,792,520 0.71 368,289 0.33 6,373
  South Korea * 0.579 0.67 0.606 0.682 51,709,100 0.63 1,823,852 1.7 35,196
  Spain 0.57 0.697 0.694 0.691 46,692,860 0.57 0.61 0 30,391
  Sri Lanka 0.665 0.687 0.7 0.770 21,228.76 0.00026 88,901 0.081 4,188
  Saint Lucia — — 0.728 0.813 — — — — —
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — — 0.818 0.813 — — — — —
  Sudan — — 0.687 — — — — — —
  Suriname — — 0.832 0.886 — — — — —
  Sweden * 0.742 0.865 0.867 0.881 9,971,630 0.12 556,086 0.51 55,767
  Switzerland 0.803 0.741 0.705 0.772 8,570,150 0.11 705,140 0.64 82,279
  Syria — — 0.699 0.778 — — — — —
  Taiwan — — 0.751 0.707 — — — — —
  Tajikistan — — 0.656 0.728 — — — — —
  Tanzania 0.676 0.65 0.661 0.744 56,313,440 0.69 0.74 0 1,030
  Thailand * 0.71 0.902 0.846 0.771 69,428,450 0.85 0.91 0 7,274
  East Timor — — 0.565 0.627 — — — — —
  Togo 0.711 0.719 0.734 0.815 7,889,100 0.097 5,359 0.0049 679
  Tonga — — 0.682 0.777 — — — — —
  Trinidad and Tobago 0.689 0.748 0.732 0.757 1,389,840 0.017 23,808 0.022 17,130
  Tunisia 0.693 0.683 0.705 0.780 11,565,200 0.14 39,871 0.036 3,447
  Turkey 0.718 0.871 0.794 0.810 82,340,090 1.0 771,350 0.70 9,368
  Turkmenistan — — 0.63 0.705 — — — — —
  Uganda 0.723 0.714 0.729 0.828 42,729,030 0.52 27,461 0.025 643
  Ukraine 0.667 0.955 0.847 0.834 44,246,160 0.54 130,832 0.12 2,957
  United Arab Emirates — — 0.796 0.885 — — — — —
  United Kingdom * 0.697 0.747 0.746 0.706 67,141,680 0.82 2,855,297 2.6 42,526
  United States * 0.801 0.852 0.852 0.850 327,096,260 4.0 20,544,343 19 62,808
  Uruguay 0.708 0.741 0.721 0.774 3,449,290 0.042 59,597 0.054 17,278
  Vanuatu — — 0.688 0.814 — — — — —
  Venezuela — — 0.743 0.778 — — — — —
  Vietnam 0.682 0.708 0.761 0.797 95,545,960 1.2 245,214 0.22 2,566
  Yemen 0.613 0.801 0.798 0.883 28,498,680 0.35 26,914 0.024 944
  Zambia 0.766 0.787 0.798 0.886 17,351,710 0.21 26,720 0.024 1,540
  Zimbabwe 0.845 0.707 0.719 0.797 14,438,810 0.18 31,001 0.028 2,147

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References

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  1. ^ "Global wealth databook 2022" (PDF). Credit Suisse.
  2. ^ Zucman, Gabriel (March 2016). "State of the Union 2016: Wealth Inequality" (PDF). Stanford. Retrieved 2023-03-13. Norway's data are of the highest quality, as extensive information on most assets is collected for all Norwegians
  3. ^ "Gross Domestic Product 2018" (PDF). World Bank. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  4. ^ "World Population Prospects, the 2019 revision". United Nations. June 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  5. ^ The Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth. April 2008. By James B. Davies, Susanna Sandström, Anthony Shorrocks, and Edward N. Wolff.
  6. ^ "Global Wealth Databook 2018" (PDF). Credit Suisse. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ^ "Global Wealth Databook 2019" (PDF). Credit Suisse. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  8. ^ "Global Wealth Databook 2022" (PDF). Credit Suisse. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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