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spainwealthatlas.worldSpain Wealth Atlas

📊Study co-authors combined administrative fiscal data + household surveys + national accounts between 2016-2022. 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 ≈ a panel representative of 2.9M individuals (1M households) at national/regional level (except Basque Country & Navarra). 🔴The data is freely accessible on spainwealthatlas.world 2/5

In Spain, like everywhere in the world, wealth distribution is much more unequal than income. The top 1% accumulates a quarter of the wealth; the top 10%, 60%. This is more or less in line with neighboring countries. [3/5]

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Real estate assets dominate household wealth across most of Spain, accounting for just over 50% of the total. Primary residences alone account for over 30%. [3/5]

The asset portfolio changes a lot depending on the wealth level of households: 🔹For the bottom 20%, current accounts are the most relevant asset, ≈ 60% of their portfolio. 🔹For the top 10%, investment properties, business assets, and especially equities and investment funds are more important. [4/5]

In Spain, there is a clear North/South wealth divide. Madrid stands out for having the highest average wealth levels (€687,000 per household), ≈ 80% > national average. [5/5]