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This report analyzes Ethiopia's comprehensive wealth from 1992 to 2020, arguing that capital assets—human, natural, produced, financial, and social—are more accurate measures of economic progress than GDP. While Ethiopia's comprehensive wealth grew significantly over the study period, recent trends show a decline in real per capita wealth and increasing environmental pressures.

This executive summary, prepared by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), examines Canada's comprehensive wealth from 1980 to 2013. It argues that GDP is an insufficient measure of long-term development and proposes a 'comprehensive wealth' framework that includes natural, human, social, produced, and financial capital to better assess the sustainability of national well-being.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development argues for the use of comprehensive wealth measures—incorporating produced, natural, human, financial, and social capital—alongside GDP to better assess Canada's long-term prosperity and sustainability.