UAE ranks as Gulf’s top destination for world's wealthiest

09/02/2018 Argaam

 

The United Arab Emirates has been placed on the list of top eight countries in the world to receive the largest number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in 2017, New World Wealth said in a recent report.

 

Nearly 5,000 HNWIs— individuals with $1 million or more in net assets— moved into the emirates last year, beating Switzerland, New Zealand, and Singapore. 

 

Australia and the US topped the chart, with each country receiving over 10,000 wealthy individuals, the report revealed.

 

Dubai was placed on the list of preferred cities for the HNWIs, ahead of Gold Coast, Australia, Los Angeles and New York City, US and Toronto, Canada.

 

According to New World Wealth, global wealth migration was accelerating, with nearly 95,000 HNWIs migrating in 2017, compared to 82,000 in 2016 and 64,000 in 2015.

 

Countries ranked by HNWI net inflows, 2017

Country

Net inflow

Australia

10000

United States

9000

Canada

5000

United Arab Emirates

5000

Caribbean

3000

Switzerland

2000

New Zealand

1000

Singapore

1000

 

Cities with large (1,000+) inflows of HNWIs in 2017

City

Location

Auckland

New Zealand

Dubai

UAE

Gold Coast

Australia

Los Angeles

USA

Melbourne

Australia

Montreal

Canada

Miami

USA

New York City

USA

San Francisco Bay area

USA

Seattle

USA

Sydney                

Australia

Toronto

Canada

Vancouver

Canada

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