South Africa UHNWI by sector

With an annual GDP of US$403, South Africa is home to 543 UHNWIs, with an average wealth of US$132 million per person and a total wealth of US$72 billion.

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Financial services is the most important industry from which South Africa’s UHNWIs have acquired their wealth – it is the primary source of wealth for 16% of UHNWIs. Basic materials (which includes agriculture and mining), in second place, is the primary source of wealth for 11.7% of South Africa’s UHNWIs. Other important industries for UHNWIs include manufacturing (10.8%), transport and logistics (9.9%), and construction and engineering (8.5%). View full report

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