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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