According to The Boston Consulting Group's Global Asset Report, global wealth rose from $ 202.7 trillion in 2017 to $ 205.9 trillion, up 1.6 percent in 2018. Last year, the number of millionaires rose by 2.1 percent to 22.1 million, while they had about 50 percent of global wealth.
Global wealth increased from $ 202.7 trillion in 2017 to $ 205.9 trillion in 2018, according to the Global Wealth Report 2019 by the management consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In 2017, global wealth grew by 7.5 percent.
The report emphasized that the said growth was the lowest growth in the last 5 years, and that the fluctuations in the stock markets affected individuals with high wealth and weakened the profitability of asset managers.
In 2013, global wealth was announced as $ 159.1 trillion.
MILLIONARY NUMBER EXCEEDS 22 MILLION
In North America, individuals' financial assets decreased by 0.4 percent in 2018, compared to 1.3 percent in Japan.
Last year, the number of millionaires increased by 2.1 percent to 22.1 million, while it is revealed that they have about 50 percent of global wealth.
In 2018, the highest increase in wealth was in Africa with 8.9 percent, while this rate was 7.1 percent in Asia.
Turkey also takes place in the presence of increasing the size of last year rose 5.7 percent to $ 3.7 trillion in the Middle East.