Switzerland : The Ritchest Country in the world (2009)

Swiss are the richest, according to World Bank






The World Bank is using a new measure of national wealth to a familiar conclusion: the countries of Western Europe, USA and Japan are the richest.

"[sda] - Switzerland has a per capita wealth of the converts
527 000 Euros (approximately 814 500 Swiss francs) the richest, with Ethiopia Euro 1600 is the poorest country in the world. "

The World Bank, for example, the value of fish stocks, forests, minerals and energy resources, will be charged. Indexes in education, governance and quality of the authorities to take into account.

After Switzerland, according to the World Bank study, the richest countries of Denmark, Sweden, USA, Germany, Japan, Germany, Austria, Norway, France, Belgium and Luxembourg, the poorest in Nepal, Niger , Burundi and Ethiopia.

This cheese making country is considered to be one of the most neutral countries in the world. During World War 2, people from other European countries deposited their money in the banks of Switzerland, knowing that their money would be safer there than in their home countries. Some well known Swiss companies include Nestle, Logitech, Rolex and Credit Suisse.

Switzerland, has 374 billion GDP with a growth rate from 1.7%, 35'000.- per capita and an unemployment rate from 1.5%. Public dept 53.3% GDP and an inflation rate from 1.1% with total land 41'290 sq km and 7.4 million people.