Article 129 - The Amount of Wealth in the World in 2015

The Amount of Wealth in the World in 2015

Are we Wealthy or Poor in 2015 ?

This essay examines the amount of wealth in the world in 2015.

It correlates the major currency zones and the world against money, debt, wealth, population and working population, money per head of population, money per head of working population, debt per head of population, debt per head of working population and wealth per head of population.

To establish this correlation all currencies are related to their current value in USA dollars.

The essay then concludes the current state of each currency zone and the world to establish the amount of wealth in the world in 2015.

Definitions

Currency Zone is the area of the world in which a particular currency dominates and is used.

Money is the metal and paper exchanged for goods, services and tax.

Debt is the lack of metal and paper to exchange for goods, services and tax.

Wealth is the amount of money less the amount of debt held by a currency zone.

Population is the number of people in a currency zone.

Working Population are the part of a population in a currency zone that produce goods and services.

Debt per head of population is the total debt divided by the total population.

Debt per head of working population is the total debt divided by the total working population.

Wealth per head of population is the total wealth divided by total population.

Currency Zones

These are the Eurozone, USA, Japan, China, India, Russia, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Brazil, Mexico and Australia.

The Economic and Population Data of the Currency Zones.

Eurozone

Money = $1,035,200,000,000

Debt = $13,205,021,837,760

Wealth = $-12,169,821,837,760

Population = 334,570,678

Working population = 210,779,527

Money per head of population = $3,094

Money per head of working population = $4,911

Debt per head of population = $39,469

Debt per head of working population = $62,649

Wealth per head of population = $-36,374

USA

Money = $850,700,000,000

Debt = $17,866,126,000,000

Wealth = $-17,015,426,000,000

Population = 318,892,103

Working population = 155,400,000

Money per head of population = $2,668

Money per head of working population = $5,474

Debt per head of population = $56,026

Debt per head of working population = $114,969

Wealth per head of population = $-53,358

Japan

Money = $762,400,000,000

Debt = $11,320,827,000,000

Wealth = $-10,558,427,000,000

Population = 127,103,388

Working population = 65,620,000

Money per head of population = $5,998

Money per head of working population = $11,618

Debt per head of population = $89,068

Debt per head of working population = $172,521

Wealth per head of population = $-83,070

China

Money = $492,300,000,000

Debt = $2,089,920,000,000

Wealth = $-1,597,620,000,000

Population = 1,355,692,576

Working population = 797,600,000

Money per head of population = $363

Money per head of working population = $617

Debt per head of population = $1,542

Debt per head of working population = $2,620

Wealth per head of population = $-1,178

India

Money = $140,300,000,000

Debt = $865,060,000,000

Wealth = $-724,760,000,000

Population = 1,236,344,631

Working population = 487,300,000

Money per head of population = $113

Money per head of working population = $288

Debt per head of population = $700

Debt per head of working population = $1,775

Wealth per head of population = $-586

Russia

Money = $110,800,000,000

Debt = $166,927,000,000

Wealth = $-56,127,000,000

Population = 142,470,272

Working population = 75,290,000

Money per head of population = $778

Money per head of working population = $1,472

Debt per head of population = $1,172

Debt per head of working population = $2,217

Wealth per head of population = $-394

UK

Money = $87,500,000,000

Debt = $2,268,390,000,000

Wealth = $-2,180,890,000,000

Population = 63,742,977

Working population = 30,150,000

Money per head of population = $1,373

Money per head of working population = $2,902

Debt per head of population = $35,587

Debt per head of working population = $75,237

Wealth per head of population = $-34,214

Canada

Money = $43,800,000,000

Debt = $1,574,975,000,000

Wealth = $-1,531,175,000,000

Population = 34,834,841

Working population = 19,080,000

Money per head of population = $1,257

Money per head of working population = $2,296

Debt per head of population = $45,213

Debt per head of working population = $82,546

Wealth per head of population = $-43,955

Switzerland

Money = $40,300,000,000

Debt = $218,415,600,000

Wealth = $-178,115,600,000

Population = 8,061,516

Working population = 4,976,000

Money per head of population = $4,999

Money per head of working population = $8,099

Debt per head of population = $27,094

Debt per head of working population = $43,894

Wealth per head of population = $-22,095

Poland

Money = $37,700,000,000

Debt = $247,699,800,000

Wealth = $-209,999,800,000

Population = 38,346,279

Working population = 18,220,000

Money per head of population = $983

Money per head of working population = $2,069

Debt per head of population = $6,460

Debt per head of working population = $13,595

Wealth per head of population = $-5,477

Brazil

Money = $37,300,000,000

Debt = $1,296,480,000,000

Wealth = $-1,259,180,000,000

Population = 202,656,788

Working population = 107,300,000

Money per head of population = $184

Money per head of working population = $348

Debt per head of population = $6,397

Debt per head of working population = $12,083

Wealth per head of population = $-6,213

Mexico

Money = $34,300,000,000

Debt = $500,279,000,000

Wealth = $-465,979,000,000

Population = 120,286,655

Working population = 51,480,000

Money per head of population = $285

Money per head of working population = $666

Debt per head of population = $4,159

Debt per head of working population = $9,718

Wealth per head of population = $-3,874

Australia

Money = $32,400,000,000

Debt = $485,088,000,000

Wealth = $-452,688,000,000

Population = 22,507,617

Working population = 12,440,000

Money per head of population = $1,440

Money per head of working population = $2,605

Debt per head of population = $21,552

Debt per head of working population = $38,994

Wealth per head of population = $-20,113

Source: http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article11576.html

Source: http://www.eudebtclock.org/

Source: Epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 December 2014

Source: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/mopo/eaec/html/index.en.html

Source: CIA World Fact book 2015

The Range of Results of the Currency Zones.

Money = $32,400,000,000 to $1,035,200,000,000

Debt = $166,927,000,000 to $17,866,126,000,000

Wealth = $-56,127,000,000 to $-17,015,426,000,000

Population = 8,061,516 to 1,355,692,576

Working population = 4,976,000 to 797,600,000

Money per head of population = $113 to $5,998

Money per head of working population = $288 to $11,618

Debt per head of population = $11,618 to $89,068

Debt per head of working population = $1,775 to $172,521

Wealth per head of population = $-394 to $-83,070

The Economic and Population Data of the World.

Money = $ 27,490,000,000,000

Debt = $ 47,038,230,000,000

Wealth = $ -19,548,230,000,000

Population = 7,174,611,584

Working population = 3,308,000,000

Money per head of population = $ 3,832

Money per head of working population = $ 8,310

Debt per head of population = $ 6,556

Debt per head of working population = $ 14,220

Wealth per head of population = $ -2725

Source: CIA World Fact book 2015

Conclusions

All of the currency zones and at a world level the data indicates negative wealth per head of population.

Therefore the currency zone and world populations are poor in 2015.

Ian K Whittaker

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13/03/2015

14/10/2020

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