I just reviewed the latest data on countries with economic surpluses, and the distribution is quite interesting. China leads by a wide margin with 594 billion, followed by Germany with 250 billion. What’s curious is how the surplus countries are distributed across different regions.

In Asia, in addition to China, Singapore stands out with 155 billion, Saudi Arabia with 127 billion, and Switzerland with 125 billion. Russia also maintains a significant surplus of 122 billion. In the Americas, Brazil and Países Bajos each hover around 92 billion, while Australia closes out the top 10 with 83 billion.

Next come Qatar, Noruega, Corea del Sur, and Italia in the 50–76 billion range. What’s interesting is that there are many countries with moderate surpluses between 10–50 billion: Taiwán, Japón, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Tailandia, Indonesia, Polonia, and others. And at the bottom of the list are nations with smaller surpluses, between 2–10 billion.

The truth is that these data show how surplus countries are distributed worldwide, but clearly there’s a concentration in Asia and Oriente Medio. It’s interesting to see how each region’s economic strength is reflected in these figures.