Money’s numbers are moving faster than many people expect, and the 2025 snapshot makes that clear. Some figures tighten while others jump sharply, creating a strange gap between everyday budgets and the broader economy. Let’s sort through the key money statistics and see what they add up to.
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Banking and Financial Systems
1Global bank assets totaled $183 trillion in 2023 per FSB.
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2US commercial bank assets $23.7 trillion Q1 2024 per Fed H.8.
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3Eurozone bank loans to GDP ratio 130% in 2023 per ECB.
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4China's banking assets reached 390 trillion yuan end-2023 per CBIRC.
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5Global non-performing loan ratio averaged 4.5% in 2023 per IMF GFSR.
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6US bank deposits $17.9 trillion in March 2024 per Fed.
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7Number of US banks fell to 4,577 in 2023 per FDIC.
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8India's bank credit growth 15.3% YoY March 2024 per RBI.
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9World bank capital adequacy ratio averaged 15.2% in 2023 per BIS.
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10UK bank leverage ratio 4.8% in 2023 per PRA.
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11Brazil banking system NPL ratio 2.9% Q1 2024 per BCB.
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12Global shadow banking assets $67 trillion in 2022 per FSB.
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13Japan's megabanks total assets ¥1,000 trillion combined 2023 per BOJ.
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14US household bank deposits share 40% of total deposits per Fed 2023.
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15Euro area bank profitability ROE 10.2% in 2023 per EBA.
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16Fintech lending volume $200 billion globally in 2023 per CB Insights.
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17Russia bank assets grew 20% to 140 trillion rubles in 2023 per CBR.
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18Australia big four banks assets A$4.2 trillion 2023 per APRA.
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19Global cross-border bank claims $35 trillion Q3 2023 per BIS.
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20US bank net interest margin 3.3% Q1 2024 per FDIC.
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21China's interbank lending rate (7-day) 1.65% April 2024 per PBOC.
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22Open banking APIs exceeded 10,000 globally in 2023 per Finextra.
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23Mexico bank penetration 42% of adults in 2023 per World Bank Findex.
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24Digital payments via banks 65% of global transactions in 2023 per Worldpay.
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25EU bank resolution fund reached €65 billion by 2023 per SRB.
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26US credit card debt hit $1.08 trillion Q1 2024 per NY Fed.
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Banking and Financial Systems Interpretation
So, while the world’s banks sit on a colossal, $183 trillion mountain of assets and appear reassuringly well-capitalized, beneath the surface we find a story of relentless consolidation, a $67 trillion shadow quietly growing, and households clinging to the familiar, even as digital challengers and unseen risks quietly reshape the entire financial landscape.
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Currency and Exchange Rates
1EUR/USD exchange rate averaged 1.081 in 2023 per ECB data.
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2USD/JPY rate hit 151.97 high in July 2024 per BOJ interventions.
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3GBP/USD traded at 1.2700 in May 2024 per Bank of England.
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4USD/CNY closed at 7.236 in April 2024 per PBOC daily fix.
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5AUD/USD rate was 0.6615 in May 2024 per RBA.
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6USD/CAD stood at 1.3645 in May 2024 per Bank of Canada.
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7EUR/GBP averaged 0.856 in Q1 2024 per ECB.
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8USD/INR rate reached 83.50 in April 2024 per RBI reference.
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9USD/BRL was 5.15 in May 2024 per BCB PTAX.
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10USD/RUB official rate 88.15 in April 2024 per CBR.
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11USD/MXN traded at 18.75 in May 2024 per Banxico.
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12CHF/USD was 1.15 in 2023 average per SNB.
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13Bitcoin vs USD hit $73,750 peak in March 2024 per CoinMarketCap.
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14Global forex turnover daily averaged $7.5 trillion in 2022 per BIS Triennial Survey.
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15USD share in global reserves fell to 58.4% in Q4 2023 per IMF COFER.
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16EUR daily trading volume $1.1 trillion in 2022 per BIS.
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17JPY/USD volatility annualized 10.2% in 2023 per CBOE.
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18Crypto market cap to GDP ratio 1.5% globally in 2024 per Chainalysis.
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19USD/TRY rate exceeded 32.00 in May 2024 per CBT.
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20Gold priced at $2,431/oz vs USD in April 2024 per LBMA.
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21Real effective exchange rate (REER) for US dollar rose 5.2% in 2023 per BIS.
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22CNY depreciated 5.8% vs USD trade-weighted in 2023 per PBOC.
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23GBP effective exchange rate index at 88.5 in Q1 2024 per BoE.
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24Nominal effective exchange rate for euro fell 2.1% YoY April 2024 per ECB.
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25USD/ZAR rate averaged 18.45 in 2023 per SARB.
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26Crypto-fiat exchange volume $15 trillion annualized in 2023 per CCData.
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27IMF SDR basket: USD 43.38%, EUR 29.31%, CNY 10.82% as of 2024.
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28Offshore CNH/USD spread averaged 50 pips in 2023 per Bloomberg.
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Currency and Exchange Rates Interpretation
In 2024, while central banks labored over every decimal point of their besieged fiat currencies, the ghost in the machine—Bitcoin—quietly posted a record high, as if to ask, "Are we still doing this the hard way?"
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Inflation and Purchasing Power
1US CPI inflation rate was 3.4% YoY in April 2024 per BLS data.
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2Eurozone HICP inflation stood at 2.4% in April 2024 from Eurostat.
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3China's CPI inflation was 0.3% YoY in April 2024 per NBS.
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4UK CPI inflation rate fell to 2.3% in April 2024 per ONS.
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5Japan's core CPI inflation was 2.5% in April 2024 per Statistics Bureau.
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6India's retail inflation hit 4.83% in April 2024 per Ministry of Statistics.
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7Brazil's IPCA inflation was 3.69% YoY in April 2024 per IBGE.
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8Russia's CPI inflation rate was 8.2% in April 2024 per Rosstat.
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9Australia's CPI inflation eased to 3.6% in Q1 2024 per ABS.
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10Canada's CPI inflation was 2.9% YoY in April 2024 per Statistics Canada.
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11Mexico's INPC inflation stood at 4.14% in April 2024 per INEGI.
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12Turkey's annual inflation rate surged to 69.8% in April 2024 per TurkStat.
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13South Korea CPI inflation was 2.9% in April 2024 per KOSTAT.
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14Global inflation averaged 6.8% in 2023 per IMF World Economic Outlook.
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15US core PCE inflation was 2.8% in March 2024 per BEA.
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16Eurozone core inflation at 2.9% in April 2024 per ECB.
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17US dollar purchasing power declined 19.7% since 2020 per BLS CPI calculator.
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18World average inflation rate projected at 5.9% for 2024 by IMF.
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19India's wholesale price inflation (WPI) was 0.73% in April 2024 per OPI.
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20UK core inflation was 3.9% in April 2024 per ONS.
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21Brazil food inflation contributed 1.2 pp to total CPI in 2023 per IBGE.
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22Japan's CPI excluding fresh food rose 2.8% YoY in April 2024.
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23Global PPP-adjusted inflation was 7.1% in 2022 per World Bank.
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24US housing inflation hit 5.7% YoY in March 2024 per BLS.
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25Euro area energy inflation fell to -1.7% in April 2024 per Eurostat.
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26China's producer price index (PPI) deflation was -2.5% in April 2024.
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27Russia services inflation was 9.1% YoY in April 2024 per Rosstat.
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28Australia trimmed mean inflation was 3.2% in Q1 2024 per RBA.
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Inflation and Purchasing Power Interpretation
The world is engaged in a frustratingly uneven tug-of-war with prices, from Turkey's staggering 69.8% to China's near-stagnant 0.3%, proving that while central bankers everywhere are fighting the same beast, its temperament varies wildly from one economy to the next.
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Money Supply and Circulation
1Global M1 money supply grew by 7.2% year-over-year in 2023 according to IMF data.
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2US M2 money supply stood at $20.94 trillion as of March 2024 per Federal Reserve reports.
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3Eurozone M3 money supply increased to €16.2 trillion in Q1 2024 from ECB statistics.
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4China's M2 money supply reached 298.7 trillion yuan by end of 2023 per PBOC data.
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5Japan's broad money supply (M2+J) was ¥1,272 trillion in February 2024 according to BOJ.
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6UK M4 money supply totaled £2.98 trillion in March 2024 from Bank of England figures.
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7India's M3 money supply hit ₹219.7 trillion in March 2024 per RBI reports.
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8Brazil's M2 money supply grew 10.5% YoY to R$5.2 trillion in 2023 from BCB data.
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9Russia's M2 money supply was 99.5 trillion rubles in April 2024 per CBR statistics.
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10Australia's M3 money supply reached A$3.1 trillion in March 2024 from RBA data.
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11Canada M2 money supply was CAD 2.3 trillion in February 2024 per Bank of Canada.
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12South Korea's M2 money supply stood at 3,778 trillion won in March 2024 from BOK.
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13Mexico's M4 money supply (broad) reached 18.5 trillion pesos in Q1 2024 per Banxico.
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14Saudi Arabia M2 money supply was SAR 2.6 trillion in 2023 from SAMA reports.
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15Turkey's M2 money supply grew 78% YoY to 13.5 trillion lira in April 2024 per CBT.
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16Global narrow money (M1) supply exceeded $50 trillion in 2023 per BIS estimates.
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17US currency in circulation hit $2.34 trillion as of April 2024 from Fed data.
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18Euro area currency in circulation was €1.5 trillion in March 2024 per ECB.
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19Velocity of M2 money in US fell to 1.22 in Q1 2024 per FRED database.
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20China's cash in circulation (M0) was 10.8 trillion yuan end-2023 per PBOC.
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21World total money supply (M2 equivalent) surpassed $100 trillion in 2023 per World Bank.
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22India's currency in circulation reached ₹34.5 trillion in March 2024 per RBI.
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23UK notes and coins in circulation were £92 billion in 2023 from BoE.
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24Japan's yen in circulation totaled ¥112 trillion in Feb 2024 per BOJ.
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25Brazil broad money growth averaged 9.8% in 2023 per BCB.
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26Eurozone monetary base expanded 2.1% YoY in Q1 2024 per ECB.
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27US M1 money supply was $18.1 trillion in March 2024 per Fed.
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28Global digital money transactions hit 1.2 trillion in 2023 per BIS.
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29Russia's broad money supply velocity was 2.1 in 2023 per CBR.
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30Australia's currency in circulation was A$102 billion in March 2024 per RBA.
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Money Supply and Circulation Interpretation
Global money supply figures show we're collectively printing and digitalizing our way into a new era of abstract wealth, where trillions flow with a velocity of sigh and even 'narrow' money feels impossibly wide.
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Wealth and Inequality
1Top 1% of global population holds 45.8% of wealth as of 2023 per UBS Global Wealth Report.
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2US billionaire wealth grew 88% since 2020 to $5.8 trillion in 2024 per Forbes.
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3Global wealth inequality Gini coefficient is 0.89 per Credit Suisse.
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4Bottom 50% of Americans hold just 2.6% of total US wealth in 2023 per Fed SCF.
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5World's 2,781 billionaires control $14.2 trillion as of 2024 per Hurun Report.
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6US top 10% owns 69% of household wealth per Fed Q1 2024 data.
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7Global millionaire population reached 62.5 million in 2023 per UBS.
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8India's wealth Gini rose to 85.4 in 2023 per Oxfam Inequality Report.
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9China top 1% holds 30.6% of national wealth per Stanford study 2023.
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10Europe ultra-high-net-worth individuals (>$50m) number 22,000 in 2023 per Knight Frank.
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11US median wealth for Black households is $44,900 vs $285,000 for white in 2022 per Fed.
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12Global wealth grew 4.2% to $454 trillion in 2023 per UBS report.
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13Brazil's top 1% captures 28.4% of income per World Inequality Database.
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14World's richest 1% emit twice carbon of bottom 50% per Oxfam 2023.
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15UK top 1% wealth share is 20% as of 2023 per ONS Wealth Accounts.
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16Number of US decamillionaires ($10m+) hit 36,000 in 2023 per Henley Report.
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17Russia Gini coefficient for wealth is 0.87 per Credit Suisse 2023.
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18Global female wealth share is 40.5% per UBS 2024 report.
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19US wealth gap between top 1% and bottom 50% widened 30% since 1989 per Fed.
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20Asia-Pacific wealth grew fastest at 6.3% in 2023 per Capgemini.
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21South Africa wealth Gini is 0.92, highest globally per World Bank.
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22Number of global centi-millionaires ($100m+) rose 12% to 28,420 in 2024 per Henley.
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23US corporate stock ownership: top 10% hold 93% per Fed 2023.
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24Mexico top 1% wealth share is 47% per WID 2023.
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25Global adult per capita wealth averaged $84,718 in 2023 per UBS.
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26Australia top 20% hold 63% of wealth per ABS 2023.
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27World's 10 richest men doubled fortunes to $1.57 trillion since 2020 per Oxfam.
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28US household debt-to-wealth ratio for bottom 50% is 25% vs 5% for top per Fed.
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Wealth and Inequality Interpretation
The sheer scale of global wealth concentration is such that, if capitalism were a board game, the top player would be building hotels on Park Place with a golden Monopoly piece while half the other players are debating whether to mortgage their last utility just to afford a get-out-of-jail-free card.
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