Global Property is More Valuable than all Stocks, Shares and Debt Combined
In 2016, Savills World Research reported that all the property in the world was worth US $217 trillion. Since then, the figure has risen by 5% in real terms, making the current total value of all the property in the world US $228 trillion (£180 trillion) *
To put things into perspective, the value of global property is higher than “all stocks, shares and securitised debt is combined.”
Comparing total values and annual growth:
| Asset class | Total value | Annual growth |
| Total global property | $228 trillion £180 trillion |
5% |
| Residential property | $168.5 trillion £133 trillion |
5% |
| Commercial property | $32.3 trillion £25.5 trillion |
7% |
| Agricultural land and forestry | $27.2 trillion £21 trillion |
7% |
| Gold | $6.5 trillion £51.1 trillion |
8% |
| Equities | $70.1 trillion £55 trillion |
9% |
| Outstanding Securitised Debt | $100.2 trillion £78.9 trillion |
2% |
*Converted on the 20/06/2024 on XE where 1 USD = 0.7897 GBP
Residential property accounts for 75% of global property’s total value, amounting to a stock worth £133 trillion.
Comparing global population percentage and distributed residential value.
| Region | Percentage of global population | Percentage of global residential property value |
| North America | 7% | 22% |
| South America | 7% | 5% |
| Europe | 11% | 23% |
| China and Hong Kong | 19% | 25% |
| Middle East and Africa | 19% | 6% |
| Asia and Pacific | 37% | 19% |
Take a look at the infographic below which highlights some the report’s main points.
All data sourced from Savills World Report, How Much is the World Worth?
Written by Jenna Kamal
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