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Jun 28, 2023
Jan de Boer

Editor at IamExpat Media

Jan studied History at the University of York and Broadcast Journalism at the University of Sheffield. Though born in York, Jan has lived most of his life in Zurich and has worked as a journalist, writer and editor since 2016. While he has plunged head-first back into life in Switzerland since returning to the country in 2020, he still enjoys a taste of home at pub quizzes and karaoke nights.Read more

A new study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), reported by Blick, has revealed that although the world’s richest have seen their numbers decline for the first time in a decade, the top 1 percent still hold a large share of global wealth. In all, they calculated that around 740 of the richest people in Switzerland own a fifth of all wealth in the alpine nation.

Switzerland's wealth grows despite global decline

The study found that net wealth in Switzerland totalled nearly 5,4 trillion US dollars at the end of 2022, an increase of 2,5 percent compared to the same time the year before. 3,4 trillion dollars were held by banks and other institutions as financial assets, while 3 trillion dollars were made up of tangible assets like businesses, housing and other investments - the country also holds debts of around 1,1 trillion dollars, which is how the 5,4 trillion number is calculated.

Switzerland's wealth growth bucks the global trend recorded by the BCG study - the value of global assets fell by 3,5 percent last year to 255 trillion dollars, a decline which was explained by fragile financial markets, especially in Western nations. The number of super-rich people (those with assets over 100 million US dollars) worldwide fell by 4.000 people to 62.000 overall, with most being based in the United States of America (22.000) and China (7.600).

Swiss super-rich own 21 percent of national assets

Of the 62.000 super-rich, only 740 chose to live in Switzerland in 2022, a decline of 3 percent compared to 2021. Nevertheless, the study concluded these 740 people own 21 percent of the country’s financial assets. 

In addition, more than 580.000 people in Switzerland were recorded as having assets worth more than 1 million dollars. For comparison, Germany - a country which has nearly 10 times the population of Switzerland - only recorded 520.000 people.

In regard to why wealth continues to flow out of certain nations into Swiss coffers, the study explained that “geopolitical tensions and other macroeconomic forces have prompted many investors to move their assets” into high-stability, low-risk nations like Switzerland. They concluded that in times of crisis, the alpine nation is the most important financial centre for foreign wealth, thanks in part to its policy of neutrality and the strength of the Swiss franc.

By Jan de Boer