Australia One of the World’s Richest Countries, Global Wealth Report Shows

Australia One of the World’s Richest Countries, Global Wealth Report Shows
A general view of housing in the southern suburbs in Sydney, Australia, on May 3, 2022. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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Australia is among the richest countries in the world, ranked fifth in terms of household wealth on a country-by-country basis, with average wealth per capita rising above US$50,000, according to a Credit Suisse report.

Australia, which accounts for just 0.33 percent of the global population, ranked fourth in the world for the number of millionaires as well—increasing 35 percent from 2020-2021 to over 2.1 million individuals.

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Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
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