So many are dollar millionaires in Sweden – here is the top list

So many are dollar millionaires in Sweden here is

In the latest edition of UBS Global Wealth Report new figures on the world’s richest countries are shown.

On the list of average wealth, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Hong Kong are at the top. Sweden ends up in 14th place, far behind both Denmark and Norway.

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Richest countries in the world – top list

Here is the list of countries’ average wealth for 2024, in thousands of dollars:

  • Switzerland – 710
  • Luxembourg – 608
  • Hong Kong – 582
  • United States – 565
  • Australia – 546
  • Denmark – 449
  • New Zealand – 408
  • Singapore – 398
  • Norway – 383
  • Canada – 376
  • Belgium – 362
  • Netherlands – 362
  • Great Britain – 350
  • France – 329
  • Sweden – 319
  • Taiwan – 303
  • Germany – 265
  • Israel – 261
  • Austria – 256
  • Ireland – 250
  • South Korea – 245
  • Spain – 226
  • Japan – 220
  • Italy – 220
  • Qatar – 199
  • Source: UBS Global Wealth Report

    There are so many dollar billionaires in Sweden

    Something that can have an impact on average wealth is how many rich people there are in a country.

    News24 has previously reported that Sweden currently has 43 dollar billionaires this year, four more than in 2023. There Daniel Oak, Katarina Martinson and Stefan Perssonamong others.

    There are therefore very few Swedes who have a fortune of over ten billion Swedish kronor – but there are many more who are good for ten million kroner or more.

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    Sweden in 17th place

    In the list of countries with the largest number of dollar millionaires, Sweden comes in 17th place with 575,000 people. That is 100,000 more than last year.

    At the top of the list is the United States, which has more than three times as many dollar millionaires as second-place China.

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    That’s how many dollar millionaires there are in every country – the top list

    Here is the top list, numbers in thousands:

  • United States – 21,951
  • China – 6,013
  • Great Britain – 3,062
  • France – 2,868
  • Japan – 2,827
  • Germany – 28 21
  • Canada – 1991
  • Australia – 1936
  • Italy – 1,338
  • South Korea – 1,296
  • Netherlands – 1,231
  • Spain – 1,180
  • Switzerland – 1,054
  • India – 868
  • Taiwan – 788
  • Hong Kong – 629
  • Sweden – 575
  • Belgium – 564
  • Russia – 381
  • Brazil 480
  • Saudi Arabia – 351
  • Singapore – 333
  • Mexico – 331
  • Norway – 253
  • United Arab Emirates – 202
  • Source: UBS Global Wealth Report

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