Rich Political Leaders in China, USA and the World

Bloomberg – the 70 richest delegates in China’s National People’s Congress have a combined net worth of 565.8 billion yuan or $89.8 billion. That’s more than 10 times the combined net worths of all the members of Congress, the Supreme Court and the President. (Their collective riches are only $7.5 billion.)

What’s more, China’s politicians are getting richer more rapidly. Last year, their combined wealth grew by $11.5 billion, or about 15%.

The Net worth of heads of state and government at wikipedia

The richest people in the US Congress based on disclosure forms

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