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2014-06-10 12:45:21
The amount of private wealth held by households globally surged more than 14%
to $152 trillion ( 90tn) last year, boosted mainly by rising stock markets.
Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, led the surge with a 31% jump to $37tn, a report
by Boston Consulting Group says.
The number of millionaire households also rose sharply.
The report takes into account cash, deposits, shares and other assets held by
households. But businesses, real estate and luxury goods are excluded.
"In nearly all countries, the growth of private wealth was driven by the strong
rebound in equity markets that began in the second half of 2012," the firm said
in its report.
"This performance was spurred by relative economic stability in Europe and the
US and signs of recovery in some European countries, such as Ireland, Spain and
Portugal."
The amount of wealth held in equities globally grew by 28% during the year,
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said.
Asia-Pacific growth
Economies in Asia have been key drivers of global growth in the recent years.
And households in the region have benefitted from this growth.
Within the region, China has been the biggest driver - with private wealth in
the country surging more than 49% in 2013.
High saving rates in countries such as China and India has also been a key
contributing factor to this surge.
The wealth held in the region is expected to rise further, to nearly $61tn by
the end of 2018.
"At this pace, the region is expected to overtake Western Europe as the
second-wealthiest region in 2014, and North America as the wealthiest in 2018,"
BCG said.
The pace of wealth creation in China was also evident in the growth in the
number of millionaire households - in US dollar terms - in the country, rising
to 2.4 million in 2013, from 1.5 million a year ago.
Overall, the total number of millionaire households in the world rose to 16.3
million in 2013, from 13.7 million in 2012.
According to the report, private wealth in:
North America rose by 15.6% to $50.3tn
Western Europe, which includes UK, Germany and France, rose by 5.2% to $37.9tn
Eastern Europe, which includes Russia, Poland and Czech Republic, jumped by
17.2% to $2.7tn
Latin America rose by 11.1% to $3.9tn
Middle East region increased by 11.6% to reach $5.2tn