LONDON – According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, theUS is the wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of USD 62,584billion, followed by China (USD 24,803 billion) at the second place andJapan (USD 19,522 billion) at the third place.
Total wealth refers to the private wealth held by all the individualsliving in each country. It includes all their assets (property, cash,equities, business interests) less any liabilities.
We exclude government funds from our figures. Larger countries have anadvantage due to higher populations.
Other countries in the top 10 wealthiest list includes the UK USD (9,919billion), Germany (USD 9,660 billion), India (USD 8,230 billion), Australia(USD 6,142 billion), Canada (USD 6,393 billion), France (USD 6,649 billion)and Italy (USD 4,276 billion).
Factors that will help in wealth creation in India include, large number ofentrepreneurs, good educational system, robust outlook for IT, businessprocess outsourcing, real estate, healthcare and media sectors which willresult in a 200 per cent rise 10 year wealth growth forecast, according tothe report.
In the coming decade, China is expected to witness a significant rise intotal wealth to USD 69,449 billion by 2027, while wealth of the US would bearound USD 75,101 billion.
Globally, the total private wealth held worldwide amounts to around USD 215trillion and there are around 15.2 million HNWIs in the world, each withnet assets of USD 1 million or more.
There are about 584,000 multi-millionaires in the world, each with netassets of USD 10 million or more and 2,252 billionaires in the world, eachwith net assets of USD 1 billion or more, the report added.
Over the next 10 years, Australia is expected to overtake Canada and gainsignificant ground on Germany and the UK. While, India will overtakeGermany and the UK to become the 4th largest wealth market worldwide by2027.
Global wealth is expected to rise by 50 per cent over the next decade,reaching USD 321 trillion by 2027. The fastest growing wealth markets areexpected to be Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, China, Mauritius, the reportsaid.