The changing wealth of nations 2018 : building a sustainable future

National income is underpinned by a country's wealth--measured comprehensively to include all assets, produced capital, human capital, natural capital and net financial assets--and sustained economic growth over the long term requires investment in this broad portfolio of assets. Measuring national wealth and changes in wealth is part of an on-going effort by the World Bank to monitor long-term economic well-being of nations. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2017 provides updated wealth accounts (1995-2014) for roughly 150 countries to support monitoring of sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction, and provide guidance for using wealth accounts in policy analysis.