Top 20 International Alliances and Associations 2017
The Accountancy Age Top 20 International Alliances and Associations 2017, sponsored by Levitate Recruitment, 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 July/August 2017
Ranking vs 2016
International Company
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
Previous year’s income ($m)
% change
Year end
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
5,254
Previous year’s income ($m)
5,056
% change
3.9
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,748
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,511
% change
5.3
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,000
Previous year’s income ($m)
3,800
% change
5.3
Year end
12/16
#4
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
3,077
Previous year’s income ($m)
3,023
% change
1.8
Year end
12/16
#5
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,506
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,128
% change
17.8
Year end
05/17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,764
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,608
% change
9.7
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,383
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,389
% change
-0.4
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,360
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,350
% change
0.7
Year end
06/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,246
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,208
% change
3.1
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,224
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,241
% change
-1.4
Year end
09/16
#11
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,002
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,021
% change
-1.9
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
767
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,102
% change
-30.4
Year end
-
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
653
Previous year’s income ($m)
646
% change
1.1
Year end
03/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
538
Previous year’s income ($m)
588
% change
-8.5
Year end
12/16
#15
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
537
Previous year’s income ($m)
525
% change
2.3
Year end
12/16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
524
Previous year’s income ($m)
267
% change
96.3
Year end
12/16
#17
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
262
Previous year’s income ($m)
268
% change
-2.2
Year end
12/15
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
245
Previous year’s income ($m)
243
% change
0.8
Year end
12/16
#19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
223
Previous year’s income ($m)
260
% change
-14.2
Year end
12/16
#20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
216
Previous year’s income ($m)
201
% change
7.5
Year end
12/16
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