Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services by country
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...
Countries reporting
187
Highest
4,605 US dollar
OECD
Lowest
0.0008 US dollar
Malta
Median
5.66 US dollar
Years covered
19
2000–2018
Data points
4,655
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 4,605 US dollar in OECD; the lowest is 0.0008 US dollar in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.66 US dollar, and the mean is 65.97 US dollar.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 199.1%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 55.2%).
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 4,605 US dollar | 2018 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 1,990 US dollar | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 562.12 US dollar | 2018 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 543.08 US dollar | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 5 | China | 523.88 US dollar | 2018 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 6 | Canada | 474.35 US dollar | 2018 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 419.9 US dollar | 2018 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 167.53 US dollar | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 165.17 US dollar | 2018 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 10 | France | 156.35 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 153.18 US dollar | 2018 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 120.7 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 13 | India | 112.42 US dollar | 2018 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 110.13 US dollar | 2018 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 102.21 US dollar | 2018 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | Angola | 99.93 US dollar | 2018 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 99.25 US dollar | 2018 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 14.74 US dollar | 2018 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 18 | Venezuela | 94.71 US dollar | 2018 | up 150.5% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 11.42 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 82.74 US dollar | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 9.34 US dollar | 2018 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 82.51 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 58.17 US dollar | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.83 US dollar | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 54.49 US dollar | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 22 | Fiji | 1.97 US dollar | 2018 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 23 | North Korea | 54.42 US dollar | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 23 | Moldova | 1.59 US dollar | 2018 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 53.34 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 24 | Eswatini | 1.19 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 53.08 US dollar | 2018 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cabo Verde | 0.3457 US dollar | 2018 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 49.53 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritania | 0.3312 US dollar | 2018 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 46.22 US dollar | 2018 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 27 | Lesotho | 0.0603 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 43.78 US dollar | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 37.75 US dollar | 2018 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 31.99 US dollar | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 28.8 US dollar | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Greece | 28.54 US dollar | 2018 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 33 | Tanzania | 26.51 US dollar | 2018 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 56.15 US dollar | 2018 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 26.07 US dollar | 2018 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 26.02 US dollar | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 51.09 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 25.6 US dollar | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 37 | Poland | 29.66 US dollar | 2018 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 25.06 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 29.39 US dollar | 2018 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 24.88 US dollar | 2018 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 24.38 US dollar | 2018 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 21 US dollar | 2018 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 17.38 US dollar | 2018 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 20.91 US dollar | 2018 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 9.01 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 42 | Sudan | 19.69 US dollar | 2018 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 5.73 US dollar | 2018 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 19.48 US dollar | 2018 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 5.72 US dollar | 2018 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 19.17 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 44 | Estonia | 5.27 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 45 | Ukraine | 18.66 US dollar | 2018 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 46 | Cameroon | 18.43 US dollar | 2018 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.34 US dollar | 2018 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 47 | Belarus | 18.14 US dollar | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 0.9305 US dollar | 2018 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 48 | Somalia | 17.73 US dollar | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 48 | Micronesia | 0.0475 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 49 | South Sudan | 16.9 US dollar | 2018 | up 75.3% | flat |
| 50 | Iran | 16.32 US dollar | 2018 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 51 | Belgium | 15.33 US dollar | 2018 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 52 | Paraguay | 15.23 US dollar | 2018 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 53 | Nigeria | 15.16 US dollar | 2018 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 54 | Czechia | 15.03 US dollar | 2018 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 14.26 US dollar | 2018 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 13.92 US dollar | 2018 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 13.78 US dollar | 2018 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 58 | Congo | 13.33 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 59 | Côte d’Ivoire | 13.21 US dollar | 2018 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 60 | Mozambique | 13.19 US dollar | 2018 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 61 | Laos | 13.07 US dollar | 2018 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 13.04 US dollar | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 12.76 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 10.86 US dollar | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 65 | Gabon | 10.74 US dollar | 2018 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 10.44 US dollar | 2018 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 9.6 US dollar | 2018 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 9.5 US dollar | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 9.09 US dollar | 2018 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 8.38 US dollar | 2018 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 8.37 US dollar | 2018 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 72 | Cambodia | 8.21 US dollar | 2018 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 73 | Honduras | 8.08 US dollar | 2018 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 7.89 US dollar | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 7.71 US dollar | 2018 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 7.61 US dollar | 2018 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 77 | Botswana | 7.56 US dollar | 2018 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 7.23 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 6.98 US dollar | 2018 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 6.53 US dollar | 2018 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 81 | Chad | 5.83 US dollar | 2018 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 82 | Georgia | 5.81 US dollar | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 5.66 US dollar | 2018 | up 140.2% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 5.63 US dollar | 2018 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 85 | Eritrea | 5.38 US dollar | 2018 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 86 | Cuba | 5.38 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea | 5.38 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 88 | Namibia | 5.31 US dollar | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 5.11 US dollar | 2018 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.05 US dollar | 2018 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 91 | Liberia | 4.99 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 92 | Mongolia | 4.7 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 93 | Kenya | 4.66 US dollar | 2018 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 94 | Mali | 4.45 US dollar | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 4.22 US dollar | 2018 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 96 | Nepal | 4.16 US dollar | 2018 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 3.87 US dollar | 2018 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 98 | Algeria | 3.86 US dollar | 2018 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 3.75 US dollar | 2018 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 3.75 US dollar | 2018 | up 189.7% | rising |
| 101 | Tunisia | 3.27 US dollar | 2018 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 102 | Guyana | 3.14 US dollar | 2018 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 3.04 US dollar | 2018 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 104 | Iraq | 2.84 US dollar | 2018 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 2.63 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 106 | Israel | 2.56 US dollar | 2018 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 107 | Montenegro | 2.54 US dollar | 2018 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 108 | Uganda | 2.54 US dollar | 2018 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 109 | Jamaica | 2.5 US dollar | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 2.35 US dollar | 2018 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 111 | Malawi | 2.26 US dollar | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.26 US dollar | 2018 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 113 | Suriname | 2.21 US dollar | 2018 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 2.08 US dollar | 2018 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 115 | Niger | 2.07 US dollar | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 1.96 US dollar | 2018 | up 20.6% | flat |
| 117 | Bahamas | 1.79 US dollar | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 118 | Lebanon | 1.74 US dollar | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 1.74 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 120 | Pakistan | 1.65 US dollar | 2018 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 121 | Belize | 1.63 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1.55 US dollar | 2018 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 123 | Armenia | 1.29 US dollar | 2018 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 124 | Bhutan | 1.24 US dollar | 2018 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 125 | Jordan | 1.16 US dollar | 2018 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 126 | Cyprus | 1.15 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 127 | Rwanda | 1.13 US dollar | 2018 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 128 | Gambia | 1.01 US dollar | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9619 US dollar | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 0.9479 US dollar | 2018 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9466 US dollar | 2018 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 0.6029 US dollar | 2018 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 133 | Yemen | 0.5318 US dollar | 2018 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 134 | Samoa | 0.4692 US dollar | 2018 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4394 US dollar | 2018 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 136 | Libya | 0.3912 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 137 | Togo | 0.3864 US dollar | 2018 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 138 | Mauritius | 0.3768 US dollar | 2018 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 139 | Burundi | 0.3729 US dollar | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | 0.3274 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 141 | Haiti | 0.3094 US dollar | 2018 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 142 | Iceland | 0.2378 US dollar | 2018 | up 73.6% | rising |
| 143 | Egypt | 0.1485 US dollar | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 144 | Andorra | 0.1061 US dollar | 2018 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 145 | Comoros | 0.097 US dollar | 2018 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0877 US dollar | 2018 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 147 | Palau | 0.0604 US dollar | 2018 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 148 | Singapore | 0.0561 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 149 | Dominica | 0.0539 US dollar | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 0.0324 US dollar | 2018 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 151 | Barbados | 0.0221 US dollar | 2018 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 152 | Grenada | 0.0198 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0171 US dollar | 2018 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 154 | Saint Lucia | 0.0128 US dollar | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 155 | Djibouti | 0.0126 US dollar | 2018 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 156 | Tonga | 0.0115 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0108 US dollar | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 158 | Kuwait | 0.0091 US dollar | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 159 | Seychelles | 0.0048 US dollar | 2018 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 160 | Tuvalu | 0.0026 US dollar | 2018 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 161 | Oman | 0.0013 US dollar | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 162 | Bahrain | 0.0013 US dollar | 2018 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 163 | Maldives | 0.0012 US dollar | 2018 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.001 US dollar | 2018 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 165 | Malta | 0.0008 US dollar | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 7,769 US dollar
- World outside Africa 7,225 US dollar
- Non-resource-rich countries 6,866 US dollar
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1,222 US dollar
- World outside Africa, non-resource-rich countries 6,477 US dollar
- Resource-rich countries 902.28 US dollar
- High income countries 4,387 US dollar
- Africa 543.46 US dollar
- High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) 4,321 US dollar
- Least Developed Countries 424.21 US dollar
- Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 2,393 US dollar
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 289.29 US dollar
- World outside Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 2,341 US dollar
- ASEAN 215.86 US dollar
- European Union (27 countries) 1,043 US dollar
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 207.65 US dollar
- MERCOSUR 990.77 US dollar
- Southern Africa (African Union) 201.86 US dollar
- Asia (excluding high income countries) 967.55 US dollar
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 182.4 US dollar
- World outside Africa, resource-rich countries 747.79 US dollar
- Central Africa (African Union) 106.59 US dollar
- Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 645.31 US dollar
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 93.97 US dollar
- Fragile states 580.74 US dollar
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) 76.27 US dollar
- Africa, non-resource-rich countries 388.97 US dollar
- Small Island Developing States 62 US dollar
- Africa, least developed countries 364.26 US dollar
- Korea 32.21 US dollar
- World outside Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 342.98 US dollar
- Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 21.77 US dollar
- Africa, fragile states 304.22 US dollar
- Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 302.33 US dollar
- World outside Africa, fragile states 276.52 US dollar
- Low income countries (World Bank) 248.89 US dollar
- Slovak Republic 6.1 US dollar
- Land Locked Developing Countries 219.7 US dollar
- Africa, low income countries (World Bank) 189.53 US dollar
- Community of Sahel–Saharan States (CEN–SAD) 159.32 US dollar
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.