Billionaires' net worth equals small countries' GDP

16:26, November 06, 2009      

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French Castles, Caribbean islands and private jets are not enough to show the super-riches' worth. According to Forbes October, some Forbes 400 fortunes are bigger than entire countries economies.

Bill Gates' net worth (50 billion U.S. dollars) is greater than the GDP of Costa Rica (48.3 billion U.S. dollars).

Warren Buffett's net worth equals DPRK's GDP (40 billion U.S. dollars).

Larry Ellison's net worth (27 billion U.S. dollars) is greater than the GDP of Bahrain (26.8 billion U.S. dollars).

Alice Walton's net worth (19.3 billion U.S. dollars) is greater than the GDP of Mozambique (18.9 billion U.S. dollars).

Michael Bloomberg's net worth equals Zambia's GDP (17.5 billion U.S. dollars).

George Soros' net worth (13 billion U.S. dollars) is greater than the GDP of Iceland (12.7 billion U.S. dollars).

Donald Bren's net worth (12 billion U.S. dollars) is greater than the GDP of Haiti's GDP (11.5 billion U.S. dollars).

Sheldon Adelson's net worth equals the GDP of the Bahamas (9 billion U.S. dollars).

John Paulson's net worth equals the GDP of Montenegro (6.8 billion U.S. dollars).

Pierre Omidyar's net worth equals Somalia's GDP (5.5 billion U.S. dollars).

Eli Broad's net worth equals the GDP of Barbados (5.4 billion U.S. dollars).

George Lucas' net worth equals Guyana's GDP (3 billion U.S. dollars).

David Shaw's net worth equals the GDP of Belize (2.5 billion U.S. dollars).

Michael Jaharis' net worth equals Zimbabwe's GDP (1.9 billion U.S. dollars).

Gary Magness' net worth equals Vanuatu's GDP (990 million U.S. dollars).

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