Data for 1999

Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1999

1999, as World Bank Group’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1999 covers 143 countries. Switzerland is highest, at 1,024,187.0; Türkiye is lowest, at 592.1. The middle country reads 36,272.9. Against 1998, 141 values changed (102 up, 39 down), 2 countries joined.

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Comprehensive Wealth per Capita · Data for 1999

HighestSwitzerland

1,024,187.0

LowestTürkiye

592.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

143countries
1measure
1999the year it describes
143distinct values12 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1999, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1999: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1,024,187.0
2	QatarQATWestern Asia	1,008,060.3
3	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	863,226.1
4	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	832,951.1
5	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	830,032.9
6	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	690,507.9
7	United StatesUSANorthern America	664,220.7
8	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	660,566.8
9	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	627,685.2
10	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	574,795.4
11	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	496,978.0
12	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	473,948.3
13	JapanJPNEastern Asia	461,303.7
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	454,268.1
15	CanadaCANNorthern America	422,571.0
16	FranceFRAWestern Europe	394,630.2
17	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	380,531.5
18	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	379,810.9
19	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	376,917.9
20	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	362,368.5
21	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	332,874.8
22	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	310,693.1
23	IsraelISRWestern Asia	305,383.1
24	ItalyITASouthern Europe	205,213.6
25	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	186,030.3
26	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	184,113.6
27	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	181,416.3
28	SpainESPSouthern Europe	174,763.1
29	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	152,367.7
30	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	148,313.6
31	OmanOMNWestern Asia	145,529.5
32	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	145,034.7
33	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	128,944.4
34	UruguayURYSouth America	126,973.3
35	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	125,114.7
36	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	122,911.0
37	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	117,419.7
38	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	101,229.3
39	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	99,700.5
40	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	98,300.2
41	GuyanaGUYSouth America	97,519.7
42	Costa RicaCRICentral America	94,370.9
43	ChileCHLSouth America	94,360.4
44	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	81,469.7
45	GabonGABMiddle Africa	76,497.7
46	PolandPOLEastern Europe	72,721.4
47	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	72,192.1
48	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	71,660.0
49	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	70,934.8
50	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	69,864.8
51	SurinameSURSouth America	69,563.2
52	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	60,731.4
53	PanamaPANCentral America	59,865.5
54	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	56,734.3
55	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	53,250.3
56	EcuadorECUSouth America	52,153.7
57	BrazilBRASouth America	52,073.9
58	MexicoMEXCentral America	51,459.6
59	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	49,019.6
60	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	48,648.3
61	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	47,897.4
62	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	46,272.3
63	ArgentinaARGSouth America	45,100.3
64	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	42,498.6
65	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	41,960.1
66	ParaguayPRYSouth America	41,207.9
67	ColombiaCOLSouth America	40,632.3
68	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	39,067.8
69	PeruPERSouth America	38,997.9
70	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	38,356.1
71	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	37,700.7
72	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	36,272.9
73	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	35,292.8
74	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	34,084.2
75	BelizeBLZCentral America	33,119.8
76	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	31,368.2
77	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	30,570.0
78	UkraineUKREastern Europe	30,494.0
79	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	29,631.4
80	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	28,912.1
81	IranIRNSouthern Asia	28,652.9
82	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	27,674.3
83	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	26,653.2
84	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	26,628.1
85	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	26,296.7
86	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	24,230.2
87	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	24,032.3
88	BoliviaBOLSouth America	23,195.4
89	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	23,120.8
90	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	22,782.7
91	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	22,459.7
92	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	21,931.7
93	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	20,903.7
94	KenyaKENEastern Africa	20,667.5
95	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	20,259.0
96	BeninBENWestern Africa	19,664.0
97	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	19,380.4
98	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	18,309.1
99	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	18,244.6
100	TogoTGOWestern Africa	18,165.3
101	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	17,360.4
102	MaliMLIWestern Africa	17,091.6
103	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	16,807.1
104	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	16,417.6
105	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	16,255.7
106	SenegalSENWestern Africa	16,076.0
107	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	15,879.9
108	HondurasHNDCentral America	14,587.4
109	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	14,352.0
110	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	14,221.0
111	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	13,727.2
112	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	13,673.5
113	JordanJORWestern Asia	13,202.9
114	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	13,134.7
115	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	12,926.9
116	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12,864.9
117	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	12,726.5
118	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	12,079.9
119	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	11,642.7
120	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	11,574.5
121	BelarusBLREastern Europe	11,178.8
122	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	10,294.3
123	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	10,027.8
124	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	9,947.7
125	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	9,909.1
126	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	9,736.1
127	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	9,736.0
128	NigerNERWestern Africa	9,629.7
129	NicaraguaNICCentral America	9,498.7
130	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	9,464.9
131	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	9,432.3
132	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	8,896.1
133	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	8,877.2
134	GuineaGINWestern Africa	8,731.6
135	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	8,385.1
136	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	8,129.4
137	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	6,975.8
138	HaitiHTICaribbean	6,938.4
139	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	6,863.7
140	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	6,639.9
141	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5,942.9
142	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	2,880.6
143	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	592.1

02In 1999

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Switzerland1,024,187.0
2Qatar1,008,060.3
3Iceland863,226.1
4United Arab Emirates832,951.1
5Norway830,032.9

Lowest

143Türkiye592.1
142Gambia2,880.6
141Mozambique5,942.9
140Burundi6,639.9
139Central African Republic6,863.7

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 36,272.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
141values changed, of 141 in both
102 · 39rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg622,147.6 → 690,507.9+68,360.4
Ireland350,466.9 → 379,810.9+29,343.9
Iceland837,557.6 → 863,226.1+25,668.6
Norway811,140.2 → 830,032.9+18,892.7
United Arab Emirates814,304.1 → 832,951.1+18,646.9

Fell most

Finland349,980.9 → 332,874.8−17,106.1
Uruguay130,838.9 → 126,973.3−3,865.6
Argentina47,712.0 → 45,100.3−2,611.8
Bahrain124,990.9 → 122,911.0−2,079.9
Estonia130,712.6 → 128,944.4−1,768.3

+ Belarus

+ Türkiye

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1999.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 143 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1999). Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/comprehensive-wealth-per-capita/1999

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