Here are the world’s top organizations – governments, corporations, NGOs, churches, etc – ranked by how many billions of dollars they take in every year according to the latest figures:
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Rank. Name – Revenue – Headquarters – Description
1. United States - $2303 billion – Washington, DC, USA – national government, regime changer
2. Japan – $1971 billion – Tokyo, Japan – national government
3. China – $1646 billion – Beijing, China – national government
4. Germany – $1551 billion – Berlin, Germany – national government
5. France – $1386 billion – Paris, France – national government
6. Italy – $1025 billion – Rome, Italy – national government
7. United Kingdom – $986.5 billion – London, UK – national government
8. Canada – $660.2 billion – Ottawa, Canada – national government
9. Brazil – $978.3 billion – Brasilia, Brazil – national government
10. Spain – $545.2 billion – Madrid, Spain – national government
11. Exxon Mobil - $486.4 billion – Irving, Texas, USA (metropolitan Dallas) – oil company
12. Australia - $473.2 billion – Canberra, Australia – national government
13. Royal Dutch Shell – $470.2 billion – The Hague, Netherlands – oil company, big in Nigeria
14. Wal-Mart Stores – $447.0 billion – Bentonville, Arkansas, USA – retail company. It has 8,500 stores in 15 countries: Walmart, Asda, Walmex, Seiyu, Best Price, etc.
15. BP – $386.5 billion – London, UK – oil company, polluter of the American Gulf coast.
16. Russia – $382.8 billion – Moscow, Russia – national government
17. Netherlands – $381.3 billion – Amsterdam, Netherlands – national government
18. Vitol – $297.0 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – privately-owned company that trades and ships oil
19. Saudi Arabia – $295.7 billion – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – national government
20. Norway – $280.5 billion – Oslo, Norway - national government
21. Sweden – $277.6 billion – Stockholm, Sweden - national government
22. Sinopec Group - $273.0 billion – Beijing, China – oil company
23. South Korea – $267.9 billion – Seoul, South Korea - national government
24. Mexico – $263.2 billion – Mexico City, Mexico - national government
25. Chevron – $253.7 billion – San Ramon, California, USA (55km east of San Francisco) – oil company
26. ConocoPhillips – $251.2 billion – Houston, Texas, USA - oil company
27. Belgium - $249.6 billion – Brussels, Belgium - national government
28. Samsung Group – $247.5 billion – Seoul, South Korea – conglomerate known for electronics
29. Toyota Motor – $235.4 billion – Tokyo, Japan – car company
30. State Grid - $226.3 billion - Beijing, China – government-owned electric company
31. PetroChina - $221.6 billion – Beijing, China – oil company
32. Total - $220.4 billion – Courbevoie, France (metropolitan Paris) – oil company, big in Gabon. Merged with Elf Aquitaine in 2000.
33. Switzerland – $217.9 billion – Bern, Switzerland - national government
34. Volkswagen - $210.8 billion – Wolfsburg, Germany – car company. Owns Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Suzuki and Scania.
35. Japan Post Holdings – $204.0 billion – Tokyo, Japan – national post office, which also handles banking. Government-owned.
36. Austria – $202.6 billion – Vienna, Austria - national government
37. India – $196.4 billion – New Delhi, India - national government
38. Glencore International – $186.2 billion – Baar, Switzerland (31km south of Zurich) – company that trades, produces and supplies zinc, copper, lead, cobalt, aluminum, grain, oil, coal, gas and other commodities. Owns mines in USA, Jamaica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Italy, Sweden, Ireland, Zambia, D.R. Congo, South Africa, the Philippines, Australia, Kazakhstan. Owns oil fields, grain elevators and flour mills in Russia.
39. Saudi Aramco – $182.4 billion – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia – government-owned oil company. Has 19% of the world’s proven reserves of oil.
40. Turkey – $176.7 billion – Ankara, Turkey - national government
41. Gazprom – $158.1 billion – Moscow, Russia – oil and gas company
Did not make the cut: United Nations, European Union, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Latter-Day Saints, big banks, NGOs and the governments of New York City, Tokyo, American states and Chinese provinces. Nor the six media companies that produce 90% of what Americans read, watch and listen to.
Source: CNN, CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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Oil companies regularly making more money than whole countries. This is why alternative energy isn’t happening anytime soon, it’s possible, but it just won’t happen. I am bit surprised with Saudi Aramco being ranked at #39.
So, California has dropped off the radar?
@ Jefe
I thought the largest American state governments would make the list but even California state revenue is under $100 billion.
It’s interesting to corporations on this list, especially as some of them dwarf whole nations in terms of economics.
I meant to say “It’s interesting to SEE corporations…”, though it can make sense in the original text in terms of influence…:/
Then, I would say that, compared to many other countries in the world, the US government and its states’ governments are small relative to their GNP.
Japan would be 1/2 the size of the US, Germany 1/4 and France 1/5, but they are not. What is the argument that the US Federal and State governments are way overblown?
Surprised to see tiny Norway so high on the list…they don’t even have 5 million people…but then again, indiv. taxes are as high as 47%, some sales taxes are as high as 25%, and the state owns many of the biggest companies
Abagond:
America is not a capitalist country anymore. We live in a socialist nation that says it’s all about prosperity, but that’s not the case. California might as well be China, with all the “Nanny State” rules and regulations. The crazy thing about it, the US built and protected Europe and Japan all these years, and what thanks do we get for it…National Debt!
Tyrone
American taxes are low compared to much of Europe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_tax_revenue_as_percentage_of_GDP
@Abagond
You’re right, but we’re moving in the wrong direction. California, New York, Illinois, and other blue states are expensive as hell to live in…Bottomline! In europe, the misery is spread among everybody. In the US, only a small percentage of the population pays federal income tax, which is bs. Folk want all the perks, but don’t wanna contribute to the pie more or less. If you aim to be wealthy in this country, you’re punished for doing so. As black people, we think it’s the job of some random person to provide for all of our needs, the real world doesn’t work like that. Africa is in a tizzy right now, because, she looked to others for guidance and leadership, when it has to come from within. The reality is, America can’t be “Momma” anymore. We’ve sent trillions of dollars overseas to rogue nations, pro-islamist nations in the mid-east and africa, dictatorships in central and south america…Epic Fail! It’s like this, if America fails, the planet is gonna be in trouble. We need this country to get right for those of us here, and for our kinfolk in Africa…every time i turn on the news, bloodshed is staring back at me. I worry about the state of africa just as much.
Tyrone
No FiFA
Walmart makes money than the largest country in the world? Wow.
Okay so I need to learn Japanese, German and Chinese and French. Then either get with oil or create and/or develop something environmental sound that will defeat it.
….Challenge accepted.
No doubt that the US government is pretty rich. Where did BANKS go when they wanted money..lol
“Tyrone
The reality is, America can’t be “Momma” anymore. We’ve sent trillions of dollars overseas to rogue nations, pro-islamist nations in the mid-east and africa, dictatorships in central and south america…Epic Fail!”
Linda says,
Tyrone, trust me when I say, half of these countries would give the money back if they could.
America does not give these countries money for humanitarian reasons (like your news media likes to have the population believe)
–the US government is are paying for the services and ‘favors’ that they require from these countries.
The military needs international water and airspace to fly threw, the US government needs to protect their trade agreements in countries with unstable governments (once again, not free)
As you could see during the Bush’s Iraqi war, US doesn’t have many friends that will fight by their side no matter what, so they have to come out the pocket to make sure they get what they want.
This is very insightful. I wonder how much of that money actually even finds its way into circulation or into the pockets of individuals?
@ Tyrone
Since when did the US build Europe and Japan?
In Europe, the misery is not spread equally among everyone. Just as in the US, it’s the poor people who are hit the hardest and find themselves unable to climb back onto their feet again. When companies see they are losing money, they are all too quick to cut the hours of, lower the wages of or fire the lowest ranking employees. e.g. Some of the cleaners. All in the name of keeping their profit or making sure the CEO’s pockets are lined with the same amount of money as before. That’s why, when a CEO takes a pay cut to ensure his employees do not suffer, it makes such big news. Most aren’t willing to do that.
@abagond:
I think you should do a bit about the plutocracy and how it works. It is so closely linked in to core this post.
I think it was in 2008 when a confidental memo from Meryl Lynch was leaked out and in it that bank tells its biggest investors that unfortunately there is still a kind of democracy in US and EU which hinders and limits the business opportunities BUT in the next 10-15 years the bank believed the world had moved on into the plutocracy, that is; to a system were money rules. Has this not already happened in USA and is happening now in EU? Perhaps. Like I always say: just follow the money.
Like wise, some of the editors of Wall Street Journal at the same time stated in interviews that they did not believe in democracy since it is bad for business. Why? Because the interests of the people are diametrically opposite of those of the big business. That despite the old propaganda that what is good for business is good for the people. Just like in orwellian reality, or just like in old USSR where what is good for the communist party is good for the people (Not).
There are 14 International corporations and 4 USA corporations , 3 in China, 2 in Japan….I always see the corporate world as very international. And, they can permeate borders of countries, and spread anywhere they want.
I wonder if you figured out drug profits from their organisations, how would the numbers stack up ? Id think they would be pretty big. I think marijuana would outstrip most of the crops grown and I bet the profits from cocaine are astronomical
@Tyrone
“In the US, only a small percentage of the population pays federal income tax, which is bs.”
You are aware that the federal income tax is NOT the only tax in the U.S. right? State & local taxes, sales taxes, payroll tax, Social Security, etc. America’s tax code is barely progressive.
http://ctj.org/images/taxday2012table.jpg
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/07/taxes-and-rich-0
“Like wise, some of the editors of Wall Street Journal at the same time stated in interviews that they did not believe in democracy since it is bad for business. Why? Because the interests of the people are diametrically opposite of those of the big business.”
Say it again, Sam…you are spot on.
Companies like Glencore have flown under the radar for so long but is one of the richest and strongest companies in the world. The founder, Marc Rich, is the epitomy of what capitalism is all about.
At the end of the day, one has to admire these guys for their ability to make profits, no matter what or who is in power because money is not about ethics, it’s about money making more money.
These big companies will continue to rule as their own countries because they buy their politicians, whether it’s in Africa or North America.
I wish the working & middle class, who I call ‘sheep’ would wake up and smell the coffee and realize that the politicians and their bosses (big business) don’t care about them.
If people want the politicians to listen, then they have to hit big business in the pocket, but then again, being that we all live in a symbiotic (parasitic) relationship, to hurt big business is to hurt ourselves.
Yes, Linda, I think you hit it on the head abuot this symbiotic relationship.
These corporations have put a lot of money into studying exactly how to psych us out…
As long as we can get our cellphones, pads, latest sneaker design, we are going to feel on the inside, even if our mortages are on our backs…
And it would be so easy to tople them…look at the music business, they have been knocked way down, because people found out how to get music free and the cd’s were costing 20 dollars when they should be 10….but it wasnt about protest
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