The report pointed out that the value of the wealth of the rich countries of the Asia - Pacific, which exceeded the value of the wealth of their European counterparts in 2009, rose by 12.1 percent to $ 10.8 trillion in 2010, compared with 10.2 trillion value of the wealth of rich Europe. With the acceleration of the pace and high rates of economic growth for the region to the highest regional levels, the number of senior wealthy countries of the Asia - Pacific region increased by 14.9 per cent to $ 23 thousand, and the value of their wealth by 16.8 percent in 2010, compared with gains of rates of 10.2 per cent and 11.5% respectively in the number and size of the wealth of the rich in other regions of the world. With the occupation of the Asia - Pacific ranked second globally in the number and size of the wealth of the rich, the number of senior rich region increased by 18.3 per cent higher than in 2007, just before the global financial crisis.
According to the definition of «Merrill Lynch» the wealthy individuals who are not less than the value of net assets of investable U.S. $ one million or more, excluding their homes and possessions and the main consumer of their material, their goods and consumer durables. The wealthy members of not less than the net value of investable assets of U.S. $ 30 million or more, excluding their homes and possessions and the main consumer of their material, their goods and consumer durables.
