Qatar has highest average wealth per adult in the MENA region

Qatar has highest average wealth per adult in the MENA region

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By QLBusiness

Qatar is considered to be one of the richest countries in the world in terms of per capita income. A new report has confirmed that when it comes to richest nations in the Middle East and North Africa, there is no one to top Qatar.

The latest global wealth report, released by Credit Suisse Research Institute, puts the country right on top, reported Qatar Tribune.

The report said that the average wealth per adult (WPA) in Qatar in mid-2016 was $161,700 while that of the UAE, which came second, was $151,100.

Kuwait were third in the region with WPA of $119,000 while Oman ($52,664), Bahrain ($50,600), Saudi Arabia ($40,600), Lebanon ($30,730), Jordan ($15,702), Iraq ($12,663), Egypt ($6,300) and Iran ($3,955) followed.

Last year, the global wealth rose by $3.5tn, to $256tn, an increase of 1.4%. However, global wealth per adult remained unchanged for the first time since 2008 ($52,800).

Saudi Arabia topped countries with total wealth in the region, at $725bn. UAE had $597bn while Kuwait and Qatar have $288bn and $210bn respectively.

By britexpat• 23 Nov 2016 15:30
britexpat

Rizks is worth $161,700 or more ? This is news to me .. I can now ask him to pay back the money he owes me

By allansteve619• 23 Nov 2016 15:03
allansteve619

Of Course they are

By Nas-Ghey• 23 Nov 2016 08:49
Nas-Ghey

average wealth per Qatari adult, it should say!!!

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