India is home to 2.4L millionaires

New Delhi, July 12: The number of millionaires in India is growing strongly and at the end of 2015 around 2,36,000 high net worth individuals were living ( HNWI) in the country, with a combined wealth of $ 1.5 trillion, says a report.

According to the India 2016 Wealth Report, by New World Wealth, while most countries worldwide have experienced negative or negligible growth since 2007, India has performed “very well” in terms of wealth performance through this period.

“During our review period, Indian HNWI volumes increased by 55 per cent from 1,52,000 HNWIs in 2007 to 2,36,000 HNWIs in 2015. HNWI wealth rose 67 per cent, from $ 0.9 trillion in 2007 to $ 1.5 trillion in 2015,” the report said.

Millionaires or HNWIs or high net worth individuals refer to individuals with net assets of $ 1 million or more. The major factors that were responsible for growth in wealth performance in the country include, strong growth in the local construction, financial services, IT, business process outsourcing and healthcare sectors; solid economic growth and increased levels of entrepreneurship. The report further noted that growth in Indian HNWI wealth and volumes is expected to be strong over the next 10 years.

“We expect the number of Indian HNWIs to grow by 135 per cent, to reach around 5,54,000 by 2025. This will make India one of the top five performing HNWI markets in the world over this period ( in terms of percentage of HNWI growth), along with Vietnam, Sri Lanka, China and Mauritius,” it said.

The 135 per cent rise will be fuelled by strong growth in the local financial services, professional services and media sectors.

Indian HNWI volumes increased by 55% from 1.52 lakh HNWIs in 2007 to 2.36 lakh HNWIs in 2015. HNWI wealth rose 67%, from $ 0.9 trillion in 2007 to $ 1.5 trillion in 2015