Top 21 International Alliances and Associations 2021
The Accountancy Age Top 21 International Alliances and Associations 2021 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 2021.
Read this year’s full report about the rankings here.
The research, rankings, and written analysis for this project was completed by freelance contributor, Philip Smith.
Ranking vs 2020
International Company
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
Previous year’s income ($m)
% change
Year end
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
6,956
Previous year’s income ($m)
6,377
% change
9.1%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
6,154
Previous year’s income ($m)
6,001
% change
2.6%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,770
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,810
% change
-0.8%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,178
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,111
% change
1.6%
Year end
12/20
#5
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
3,509
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,926
% change
20%
Year end
05/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,700
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,800
% change
-3.5%
Year end
03/20
#7
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,100
Previous year’s income ($m)
3,100
% change
-32%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,604
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,543
% change
4.0%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,524
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,424
% change
7.0%
Year end
06/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,486
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,402
% change
6.0%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,339
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,299
% change
3.0%
Year end
12/20
#12
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
978
Previous year’s income ($m)
958
% change
2.0%
Year end
12/19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
730
Previous year’s income ($m)
689
% change
6.0%
Year end
08/21
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
636
Previous year’s income ($m)
618
% change
2.8%
Year end
12/20
#15
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
557
Previous year’s income ($m)
587
% change
-5.0%
Year end
12/20
#16
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
370
Previous year’s income ($m)
454
% change
-18.5%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
311
Previous year’s income ($m)
293
% change
6.0%
Year end
12/20
#18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
273
Previous year’s income ($m)
272
% change
0.2%
Year end
09/20
#19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
268
Previous year’s income ($m)
268
% change
0.3%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
263
Previous year’s income ($m)
154
% change
70%
Year end
09/21
#21
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
115
Previous year’s income ($m)
249
% change
-54%
Year end
12/20
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