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U.S. and China Account for Half the World’s Household Wealth

Measures like GDP are commonly used to understand the overall wealth and size of the economy. Looking at economic output on an annual basis is useful. But there are other metrics to consider when evaluating the wealth of a nation.

Household wealth statistics reveal which country’s citizens are accruing the highest level of money and assets worldwide.

This visual utilizes data from Credit Suisse’s annual Global Wealth Report to break down the latest estimates for household wealth by country.

Household Wealth, by Country

Here’s how the world’s $463 trillion in household wealth distributes:

As the table above demonstrates, global household wealth is far from being distributed equally.

Country-Level Wealth Concentration

The biggest economies have much of the global wealth. With households in China and the U.S. combining to make up half of all personal wealth in the world. This differs slightly from using GDP as a measure. Where the U.S. and China make up 24% and 19% of the world economy in nominal terms, respectively.

Today, just 10 countries account for 75% of total household wealth.

Related: How Americans Spend Their Money, By Generation

One of the biggest changes in recent years is the rise of wealth in China. A decade ago, the citizens of China’s held just 9% of the world’s wealth. That figure has now more than doubled. While median wealth in the country has skyrocketed from $3,111 to $26,752 between 2000 and 2021.

A Regional Look at Household Wealth

From a regional standpoint, wealth is equally split three ways, between North America, Asia, and everywhere else.

In just one decade, Europe’s share of household wealth dropped by eight percentage points. This is due, in part, to the economic momentum of China.

Surprisingly, the regions of Africa, South America, Oceania, and the Middle East combine only for about 11% of the world’s total household wealth.

Story attributed to Visual Capitalist.

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