Between 1999 and 2012, the average wealth (or net worth) of Canadian families rose from $319,800 to $554,100, or 73% (in 2012 constant dollars). Average wealth increased faster among higher-income families during this time period.
It added: âAnd that's just the wall. A Bloomberg Government analysis in 2013 estimated what it would cost to completely seal the border: $28 billion per year.â. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump weighed in on the topic during an August 2015 appearance on Fox News.
That $21.6 billion is a bigger chunk of Mexicoâs budget, making up about 1.9 percent of its total economic production in 2015. Trumpâs team has suggested that one mechanism for forcing Mexico to pay for the wall is by increasing tariffs on Mexican products sold in the United States.