The wealth of persons worldwide varies considerably, with Greece Once again, not only in Europe but also in the world.
The US collects 38.1% of the personal wealth among the 56 countries included in the USB report – countries representing over 92% of world wealth.
The following is Western Europe with 21.9%, while Eastern Europe accounts for only 3.3%.
The average and median price of wealth per adult also differ considerably between countries, with 18 of the world's top 30 economies in terms of average wealth per adult in Europe. This figure is 19 markets in terms of the median price of wealth.
So what are the richest countries in terms of adult wealth? And how much wealth per adult do Europeans have?
In late 2025, Switzerland leads the world list of the top 30 countries, with an average of 777,506 euros per adult. The US takes second place with 594,651 euros (or $696,277). Luxembourg (559,170 euros) is the EU country with the highest average wealth per adult.
The following are Hong Kong, Australia, and Singapore, with amounts above EUR 450,000.
Denmark (446,959 euros), Norway (363,303 euros) and the Netherlands (354,673 euros) are the remaining European countries included in the top ten.
Average wealth per adult also exceeds the 300,000 euro threshold in Belgium (348,382 euros) and Sweden (347,089 euros).
Small differences between major economies in Europe
The list also includes Europe's five largest economies.
Germany holds the highest position (14th) and Italy the lowest (23rd), however the levels of average wealth do not show significant differences.
The average for Germany is EUR 296,023, compared with EUR 238,653 for Italy. The following are France with EUR 291.536, Spain with EUR 261.689 and the United Kingdom with EUR 250.071.
Ireland (268,312 €), Austria (239,123 €Finland (178.610 €), Portugal (167,188 €), Malta (139,769 €) and Greece (122.421 €) are the remaining European countries included in the list of the first 30, but Greece is in the last place of the ranking.
The median price of wealth reveals a different picture
When considering the wealth per adult on the basis of the median price rather than the average, both the amounts and the classification of countries change significantly. The median value is defined as the value directly in the middle of a list classified in ascending or descending order.
The conclusion is that each market has a different distribution of wealth, resulting in richer or poorer depending on the portion of the adult population we are looking at, the report says.
Luxembourg holds the world's first place on the list based on the median price of wealth, with 336,498 euros. This amount is less than half the respective top price for average wealth. Belgium takes second place, but the median price of wealth there is €236,712.
Australia (180.018 euros), New Zealand (176,460 euros) and Hong Kong (160.533 euros) are also included in the top ten, as is the case in the average wealth ranking.
Denmark (174,029 euros), Switzerland (EUR 124,310) and Norway (EUR 119,569) are the remaining European countries included in the top ten.
Major differences between the five largest economies
The classification varies completely between Europe's five largest economies. Italy records the largest median price of wealth per adult, amounting to EUR 111,881, taking 11th place worldwide.
On the contrary, Germany has the lowest amount, at EUR 45,679, taking the last position worldwide, with Greece ranked in the penultimate amount of EUR 50,527.
The United Kingdom (107,042 EUR), France (104,106 EUR) and Spain (95,290 EUR) are closer to Italy's levels, which highlights Germany's amount as significantly lower.
Where do they collect extreme wealth?
The US takes third place from the end to EUR 58,927, compared to the second place they hold in the average wealth ranking. It is by far the largest single drop on the list.
Germany also withdrew 16 positions from 14th to 30th. The fall exceeds 10 places in both Sweden and Singapore.
These countries occupy significantly higher positions in terms of the median price of wealth than the average, which suggests a strong concentration of extreme wealth in the upper tiers.
Japan rises 14 places from 24th to 10th. Malta, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom are among the countries which occupy significantly higher positions in the price classification compared to the average. This indicates a wider and more uniformly distributed middle class.
The report points out that the median price of wealth provides a more accurate picture of the levels of wealth prevailing in the middle of the scale.
However, all these elements give us no information about purchasing power, which, as we know, in Greece is at least in the... «tartar» because of accuracy and low wages.
