The country's position in the world is largely determined by the number of wealthy people. Until recently, Russia was not even one of the top ten countries in terms of the number of rich people. Now the situation has changed, and Russia is rapidly approaching the top three in this rating. Neither crises nor the situation of the majority of Russian citizens, whose financial situation leaves much to be desired, impede this.
In world practice, it is customary to estimate the number of wealthy people by the number of households that own more than $ 100 million. Until 2012, Russia occupied the eleventh place in the overall ranking by this indicator. Now, according to the annual study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Russia has moved to an honorable fourth place.
As Interfax reported in early June 2012, research reports show that the number of super-rich households in Russia has increased by about 13% over the past year to 686. These data indicate that the number of truly rich people in Russia growing at a very fast pace. In terms of the growth dynamics of this indicator, the Russian Federation is confidently ahead of other countries, with the exception of India.
The three leaders that can boast of their rich people have not changed during this time. The first place in the ranking is occupied by the United States, the second by the United Kingdom, and Germany is firmly held in third place. Interestingly, the number of rich German families is 807, which is not so far from the value achieved in Russia.
According to the BCG report, the welfare of Russian residents last year grew by more than 21% and amounted to $ 1.3 trillion. A third of these funds come from the richest households. Compared with the middle of the last decade, the asset structure of wealthy people has changed, in which there is a pronounced tendency to transfer money to deposits, stocks and other securities.
Assessing the prospects for the next few years, analysts speculate that the average annual growth rate of the number of Russian rich will be approximately 10% per year, which will allow them to achieve total wealth by 2016, which will be estimated at $ 2 trillion. It is only unclear how this will affect the general financial level of the majority of Russian residents.
