Data for 1998

Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1998

1998, as World Bank Group’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1998 covers 141 countries. Switzerland is highest, at 1,011,905.5; Gambia is lowest, at 2,945.7. The middle country reads 37,614.4. Against 1997, 141 values changed (96 up, 45 down), the same countries are covered.

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Comprehensive Wealth per Capita · Data for 1998

HighestSwitzerland

1,011,905.5

LowestGambia

2,945.7

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

141countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
141distinct values11 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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1,011,905.5
2	QatarQATWestern Asia	1,006,902.5
3	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	837,557.6
4	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	814,304.1
5	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	811,140.2
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	653,397.0
7	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	649,260.4
8	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	622,147.6
9	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	610,203.7
10	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	563,674.1
11	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	487,984.3
12	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	466,052.0
13	JapanJPNEastern Asia	461,879.5
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	445,106.6
15	CanadaCANNorthern America	409,156.8
16	FranceFRAWestern Europe	391,833.8
17	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	368,215.1
18	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	364,480.9
19	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	359,848.3
20	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	350,466.9
21	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	349,980.9
22	IsraelISRWestern Asia	306,917.9
23	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	297,871.0
24	ItalyITASouthern Europe	199,224.1
25	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	184,941.4
26	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	181,226.1
27	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	178,691.9
28	SpainESPSouthern Europe	168,547.9
29	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	148,367.0
30	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	145,719.9
31	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	141,290.9
32	OmanOMNWestern Asia	139,851.1
33	UruguayURYSouth America	130,838.9
34	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	130,712.6
35	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	124,990.9
36	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	124,283.6
37	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	117,731.5
38	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	101,196.9
39	GuyanaGUYSouth America	97,029.0
40	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	96,560.3
41	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	96,437.9
42	ChileCHLSouth America	95,308.1
43	Costa RicaCRICentral America	93,311.7
44	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	78,252.1
45	GabonGABMiddle Africa	77,582.4
46	PolandPOLEastern Europe	73,188.7
47	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	71,952.7
48	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	71,150.4
49	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	69,484.3
50	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	68,386.1
51	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	60,012.6
52	SurinameSURSouth America	59,531.4
53	PanamaPANCentral America	58,570.9
54	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	57,368.3
55	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	53,125.1
56	MexicoMEXCentral America	51,784.1
57	BrazilBRASouth America	50,838.1
58	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	48,981.3
59	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	47,936.3
60	EcuadorECUSouth America	47,801.8
61	ArgentinaARGSouth America	47,712.0
62	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	45,395.3
63	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	44,219.0
64	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	43,548.9
65	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	42,726.1
66	ColombiaCOLSouth America	41,727.1
67	ParaguayPRYSouth America	40,750.4
68	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	38,618.7
69	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	37,961.9
70	PeruPERSouth America	37,717.0
71	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	37,614.4
72	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	34,926.7
73	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	34,823.6
74	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	33,552.7
75	BelizeBLZCentral America	33,419.9
76	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	31,734.3
77	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	30,508.6
78	UkraineUKREastern Europe	30,109.4
79	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	29,131.9
80	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	27,682.8
81	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	26,963.5
82	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	26,869.7
83	IranIRNSouthern Asia	25,786.6
84	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	25,652.4
85	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	25,510.8
86	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	24,314.8
87	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	23,819.5
88	BoliviaBOLSouth America	22,964.4
89	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	22,281.5
90	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	22,124.1
91	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	21,766.8
92	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	21,388.4
93	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	20,744.0
94	KenyaKENEastern Africa	20,661.4
95	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	20,369.8
96	BeninBENWestern Africa	19,676.2
97	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	19,085.9
98	TogoTGOWestern Africa	18,217.5
99	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	17,864.4
100	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	17,607.2
101	MaliMLIWestern Africa	17,315.2
102	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	16,427.2
103	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	16,133.7
104	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	16,009.8
105	SenegalSENWestern Africa	15,745.4
106	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	15,378.8
107	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	14,914.9
108	HondurasHNDCentral America	14,206.7
109	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	13,997.9
110	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	13,713.7
111	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	13,672.7
112	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	13,421.6
113	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	13,018.0
114	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	12,938.9
115	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12,828.4
116	JordanJORWestern Asia	12,777.1
117	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	12,711.0
118	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	11,807.3
119	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	11,711.2
120	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	10,261.3
121	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	9,892.5
122	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	9,708.4
123	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	9,708.1
124	NigerNERWestern Africa	9,664.6
125	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	9,546.7
126	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	9,523.0
127	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	8,964.3
128	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	8,837.0
129	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	8,746.1
130	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	8,705.2
131	NicaraguaNICCentral America	8,655.2
132	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	8,580.7
133	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	7,857.8
134	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	7,837.2
135	GuineaGINWestern Africa	7,758.5
136	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7,000.7
137	HaitiHTICaribbean	6,875.7
138	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	6,719.2
139	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	6,642.2
140	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5,966.0
141	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	2,945.7

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Switzerland1,011,905.5
2Qatar1,006,902.5
3Iceland837,557.6
4United Arab Emirates814,304.1
5Norway811,140.2

Lowest

141Gambia2,945.7
140Mozambique5,966.0
139Madagascar6,642.2
138Burundi6,719.2
137Haiti6,875.7

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 37,614.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
141values changed, of 141 in both
96 · 45rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Switzerland980,229.9 → 1,011,905.5+31,675.7
Norway784,847.5 → 811,140.2+26,292.7
Ireland327,773.3 → 350,466.9+22,693.6
Iceland815,831.3 → 837,557.6+21,726.3
Tajikistan483.3 → 20,369.8+19,886.5

Fell most

Luxembourg774,319.8 → 622,147.6−152,172.2
Qatar1,011,984.4 → 1,006,902.5−5,081.9
South Korea144,521.9 → 141,290.9−3,231.0
Bahrain128,062.3 → 124,990.9−3,071.4
Lebanon34,525.4 → 31,734.3−2,791.1

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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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 1998.
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 141 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (1998). Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/comprehensive-wealth-per-capita/1998

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