Overview

• Global gross financial assets reached €269 trillion in 2024, up 8.7% year on year, while net financial wealth rose to about €210 trillion, a 10.3% increase.
• Roughly half of last year’s global wealth growth came from the United States and about one fifth from China, reflecting strong equity-driven gains.
• The richest 10% hold about 85% of net financial wealth across the 57 countries studied, and convergence between poorer and richer nations has largely stalled since 2017.
• Per‑capita net financial wealth ranks the United States first at €311,000, followed by Switzerland and Singapore, with Germany at €86,800 in 13th place.
• Germany’s sharp increase in reported average wealth is largely explained by a Bundesbank revaluation of company shareholdings, as households still favor deposits over direct securities despite growing ETF use.