Top 20 International Alliances and Associations 2019
The Accountancy Age Top 20 International Alliances and Associations 2019 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 2019.
The research, rankings, and written analysis for this project was completed by freelance contributor, Philip Smith.
Ranking vs 2018
International Company
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
Previous year’s income ($m)
% change
Year end
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
5,835
Previous year’s income ($m)
5,200
% change
12.2%
Year end
12/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
5,632
Previous year’s income ($m)
5,374
% change
4.8%
Year end
12/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,747
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,503
% change
5.4%
Year end
12/18
#4
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
3,429
Previous year’s income ($m)
3,234
% change
6.0%
Year end
12/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
3,301
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,504
% change
31.8%
Year end
12/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,700
Previous year’s income ($m)
478
% change
464.9%
Year end
03/18
#7
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,649
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,504
% change
5.8%
Year end
05/19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,454
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,372
% change
6.0%
Year end
12/19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,406
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,400
% change
0.4%
Year end
06/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,303
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,182
% change
10.2%
Year end
12/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,220
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,145
% change
6.6%
Year end
12/18
#12
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
903
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,088
% change
-17.0%
Year end
12/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
617
Previous year’s income ($m)
628
% change
-1.7%
Year end
10/19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
575
Previous year’s income ($m)
278
% change
106.8%
Year end
12/18
#15
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
544
Previous year’s income ($m)
569
% change
-4.4%
Year end
12/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
414
Previous year’s income ($m)
489
% change
-15.3%
Year end
12/18
#17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
290
Previous year’s income ($m)
198
% change
46.5%
Year end
12/18
#18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
282
Previous year’s income ($m)
277
% change
1.8%
Year end
12/17
#19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
280
Previous year’s income ($m)
178
% change
57.3%
Year end
09/18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
272
Previous year’s income ($m)
251
% change
8.4%
Year end
12/18
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