Chart 2
Total household net worth has climbed almost continuously, expect for a brief time in the early 2000s.
Year
Quarter
Nominal Household Net Worth ($ billions)
1980 1 8,419
1980 2 8,755
1980 3 9,149
1980 4 9,467
1981 1 9,638
1981 2 9,879
1981 3 9,929
1981 4 10,207
1982 1 10,303
1982 2 10,410
1982 3 10,644
1982 4 10,953
1983 1 11,294
1983 2 11,599
1983 3 11,719
1983 4 11,800
1984 1 11,958
1984 2 12,123
1984 3 12,480
1984 4 12,748
1985 1 13,125
1985 2 13,446
1985 3 13,577
1985 4 14,215
1986 1 14,739
1986 2 15,088
1986 3 15,147
1986 4 15,669
1987 1 16,424
1987 2 16,695
1987 3 17,124
1987 4 16,693
1988 1 17,131
1988 2 17,532
1988 3 17,786
1988 4 18,188
1989 1 18,597
1989 2 19,004
1989 3 19,583
1989 4 19,868
1990 1 19,862
1990 2 20,104
1990 3 19,728
1990 4 20,215
1991 1 20,950
1991 2 20,912
1991 3 21,182
1991 4 21,775
1992 1 21,863
1992 2 21,838
1992 3 22,111
1992 4 22,737
1993 1 23,041
1993 2 23,259
1993 3 23,641
1993 4 24,080
1994 1 24,064
1994 2 24,219
1994 3 24,608
1994 4 24,853
1995 1 25,540
1995 2 26,176
1995 3 26,928
1995 4 27,564
1996 1 28,262
1996 2 28,790
1996 3 29,163
1996 4 30,147
1997 1 30,381
1997 2 32,076
1997 3 33,197
1997 4 33,787
1998 1 35,655
1998 2 36,215
1998 3 34,759
1998 4 37,185
1999 1 37,966
1999 2 39,144
1999 3 38,538
1999 4 42,095
2000 1 43,052
2000 2 42,506
2000 3 42,609
2000 4 41,399
2001 1 39,823
2001 2 40,833
2001 3 38,855
2001 4 40,398
2002 1 40,809
2002 2 39,359
2002 3 37,658
2002 4 38,823
2003 1 38,957
2003 2 40,859
2003 3 41,708
2003 4 44,021
2004 1 44,839
2004 2 45,602
2004 3 45,927
2004 4 48,163
2005 1 48,447
2005 2 49,480
2005 3 50,709
2005 4 52,061
2006 1 53,544
2006 2 53,654
2006 3 54,601
2006 4 56,117
2007 1 56,903
2007 2 57,979
2007 3 58,604
     

Note: Household net worth is the difference between household assets and household liabilities.
Source: Federal Reserve Flow of Funds.