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January 16, 2014updated 11 Jan 2016 1:21pm

The 2014 Millionaire Explosion: Global Stats Revealed

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The countries set to see the biggest increase in millionaires in 2014

The list shows that the UK is set to see the biggest percentage increase in millionaires in Europe and one of the highest in the world ahead of global powers including Japan, Russia and Canada. From the G8 only the US ranks above the UK.

The UK is set to create another 44,557 millionaires in the year with an expansion rate of 6.6% from 2013. (Wealth excludes the value of primary residences.)

According to Spear’s Editor Josh Spero: “As its economy gains strength and speed in recovery, it’s natural that Britain will start to create millionaires, and it’s good to know that we’re leading our European neighbours.

“The UK’s entrepreneurial economy will undoubtedly have a large impact in supporting this growth as will the current property surge that we seeing at the moment, certainly in the capital. Whether the boom will include bankers at RBS getting huge bonuses seems unlikely.”

Although the UK ranks highly in the analysis it is the MINT countries that perform particularly well with Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey all ranking within the top eight.

These MINT counties overall perform better than both the BRICs and the G8. Led by Indonesia, which expects to see a 22 percent increase, in the number of resident millionaires in 2014 the list is followed by Nigeria (3) with a 10% increase, Turkey (6) with a 8.5% increase and Mexico (8) with a 7% increase.

According to Oliver Williams from WealthInsight: “There is a new class of wealthy emerging in the MINT countries, which is going to grow very rapidly. This huge wealth surge happening in the MINT countries now mirrors the BRICs ten or fifteen years ago. The only difference is the new Mexican, Indonesian, Nigerian and Turkish millionaire is likely to be much younger due to the demographics of these countries.”

However, there are risks that come with extreme wealth, warns Williams: “Many countries, such as Nigeria, have seen a rise in poverty alongside an increasing millionaire population. Large inequality is a hallmark of the BRICs which could also become a feature of the MINTs if corruption is not checked and philanthropy among the wealthy not encouraged.”

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