Corporations dominate world’s top 100 economic entities
Pat Sweet,Reporter, Accountancy Daily 14 Sep 2016
Corporations vs governments revenues: 2015 data for the top 30
Rank Type Name Revenue (USD)
1 Government United States $3,251,000,000,000
2 Government China $2,426,000,000,000
3 Government Germany $1,515,000,000,000
4 Government Japan $1,439,000,000,000
5 Government France $1,253,000,000,000
6 Government United Kingdom $1,101,000,000,000
7 Government Italy $876,000,000,000
8 Government Brazil $631,000,000,000
9 Government Canada $585,000,000,000
10 Corporation Walmart $482,130,000,000
11 Government Spain $473,600,000,000
12 Government Australia $425,700,000,000
13 Government Netherlands $336,500,000,000
14 Corporation State Grid $329,601,000,000
15 Corporation China National Petroleum $299,271,000,000
16 Corporation Sinopec Group $294,344,000,000
17 Government Korea, South $291,300,000,000
18 Corporation Royal Dutch Shell $272,156,000,000
19 Government Mexico $259,600,000,000
20 Government Sweden $250,800,000,000
21 Corporation Exxon Mobil $246,204,000,000
22 Corporation Volkswagen $236,600,000,000
23 Corporation Toyota Motor $236,592,000,000
24 Government India $236,000,000,000
25 Corporation Apple $233,715,000,000
26 Government Belgium $226,800,000,000
27 Corporation BP $225,982,000,000
28 Government Switzerland $221,900,000,000
29 Government Norway $220,200,000,000
30 Government Russia $216,300,000,000
The Countries More Profitable Than Countries
Notable Stats
- The 10 most profitable companies combined would be the third wealthiest country, with a higher GDP than Japan.
- Saudi Aramco, the world’s richest company, is more profitable than Italy, Brazil, Canada and Russia.
- The UK’s richest corporations have a larger market cap than Belgium, Sweden and Thailand.
- Apple’s CEO takes home the highest salary at £96.6 million. It would take the average Apple employee 784 years to make his yearly salary.
The world’s richest companies have seen their wealth take on new dimensions. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft might be big players in the tech industry, but their market cap far outstrips that of many countries.
ABC Finance has analysed the most profitable companies across the globe, providing them with country status based on GDP (nominal) to see where they would sit within the world. And, the results may surprise you…
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