Don’t complain. Look how rich you are!

Yes the rich are getting richer.

And the wealth gap is getting bigger.

But many people in the world would happy swap places with the poorest Australian.

You see... of the world adult population, 64% have a net worth of less than $10,000

The following chart which uses numbers from the Global Wealth Migration Review 2019, examines the top 10 richest countries and the growth of private wealth from 2008 (the time of the Global Financial Crisis) to 2018.

Over the last decade global private wealth has been steadily growing.

In fact, overall private wealth worldwide reached $204 trillion in 2018, which is a 26% increase over the past decade.

But Australia has punched well above its weight with a 48% increase in private wealth

Rank	Country	Private Wealth in $USD (2018)	10-yr change (%)
#1	United States	$60.7 trillion	27%
#2	China	$23.6 trillion	130%
#3	Japan	$19.1 trillion	18%
#4	United Kingdom	$9.1 trillion	4%
#5	Germany	$8.8 trillion	7%
#6	India	$8.1 trillion	96%
#7	Australia	$6.0 trillion	48%
#8	Canada	$6.0 trillion	23%
#9	France	$5.9 trillion	-7%
#10	Italy	$3.8 trillion	-14%

Combined, the 10 countries above represent 74% of total private wealth worldwide.

Unfortunately, this growth is also linked to the growing problem of wealth inequality gap across the globe, and the gap seems to get bigger every year.

The average global wealth per adult is approximately $27,000 – but of the total adult population, 64% have a net worth of less than $10,000. The bottom half of adults in the world now own less than 1% of all household wealth.

By contrast, 85% of all household wealth is owned by the richest 10%, and the top 1% own almost half (47%) of the world’s household wealth.

Source: Visual Capitalist

About Michael Yardney Michael is a director of Metropole Property Strategists who help their clients grow, protect and pass on their wealth through independent, unbiased property advice and advocacy. He's once again been voted Australia's leading property investment adviser and one of Australia's 50 most influential Thought Leaders. His opinions are regularly featured in the media.