France has more millionaires than any other European country, according to the annual analysis published today by the Swiss bank Credit Suisse on the state of wealth in the world.
In France there are 2,6 million dollar millionaires, in Great Britain there are 1,6 million millionaires, and in Switzerland only 622.000 people who have more than a million dollars.
The report states that Germany and Great Britain have more millionaires whose assets are worth more than 100 million dollars.
The report published only absolute figures and did not specify the number of millionaires in relation to the population.
From 2000 to mid-2011, wealth in the world increased by 67 percent expressed in dollars, and by 36 percent expressed in local currency.
From 2000 to mid-2011, wealth in the world increased by 67 percent expressed in dollars, and by 36 percent expressed in local currency.
Bank Credit Suisse predicts an increase in world wealth by 50 percent by 2016, when China is expected to become the second richest country in the world, instead of Japan, and behind the USA, which will retain the first place, according to the Swiss bank.
The richest countries with average wealth of more than $100.000 per person this year are in North America, Western Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Switzerland is the only country in the world where wealth exceeds the threshold of $500.000 per person.
The average wealth threshold in Australia and Norway is $300.000.
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