Top 20 International Alliances and Associations 2018
The Accountancy Age Top 20 International Alliances and Associations 2018 promotes excellence in the accountancy industry worldwide by ranking accountancy organisations by combined annual total income. Figures are collected from individual questionnaires, websites and other publicly available material. The ranking has been compiled based on data collected in Autumn 2018.
The research, rankings, and written analysis for this project was completed by freelance contributor, Philip Smith.
Ranking vs 2017
International Company
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
Previous year’s income ($m)
% change
Year end
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
5,374
Previous year’s income ($m)
5,254
% change
2.3
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
5,200
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,748
% change
9.5
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,503
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,000
% change
12.6
Year end
12/17
#4
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
3,234
Previous year’s income ($m)
3,077
% change
5.1
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,525
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,765
% change
43.1
Year end
12/17
#6
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,504
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,506
% change
-0.1
Year end
05/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,400
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,360
% change
2.9
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,372
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,382
% change
-0.7
Year end
06/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,284
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,246
% change
3.0
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,182
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,224
% change
-3.4
Year end
09/17
#11
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,089
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,002
% change
8.7
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
874
Previous year’s income ($m)
767
% change
14.0
Year end
-
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
628
Previous year’s income ($m)
646
% change
-2.8
Year end
03/17
#14
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
569
Previous year’s income ($m)
537
% change
6.0
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
489
Previous year’s income ($m)
538
% change
-9.1
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
278
Previous year’s income ($m)
524
% change
-46.9
Year end
12/17
#17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
277
Previous year’s income ($m)
262
% change
5.7
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
251
Previous year’s income ($m)
245
% change
2.3
Year end
12/17
#19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
244
Previous year’s income ($m)
216
% change
13.0
Year end
12/17
#20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
234
Previous year’s income ($m)
260
% change
-10.0%
Year end
-
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