National wealth structure of the countries of the world, 2000–2014, and economic development

• Guzev, М.М. ^[1] ; Ledeneva, Marina V. ^[2] ; Polkovnikov, A.A. ^[1]
  1. [1] Volgograd State University

     Volgograd State University

     Rusia

     
  2. [2] Russian University of Economics
• Localización: Applied econometrics and international development, ISSN 1578-4487, Vol. 20, Nº. 2, 2020, págs. 33-46
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The article shows the methodological and theoretical bases for the measurement of national wealth, accordingly to the World Bank reports. On the basis of a widening conception and the data of the World Bank the tendencies of changes in the dynamics and structure of national wealth in 91 countries of the world in 2000-2014 are shown.The clusters of the countries of the world with the most similar tendencies are formed with the help of a number of cluster formation methods. Besides we compare indicators of wealth and economic development and find a high positive correlation although with a few exceptions