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Boston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth Report 2026 placed UAE net wealth at $3.6 trillion for 2025 after it rose from $3.2 trillion in 2024. Real assets within that total stood at $2.4 trillion while financial wealth reached $1.4 trillion and liabilities totaled $220 billion. The report breaks down the 12.7 percent net wealth increase into a 12.3 percent advance for financial wealth and a corresponding rise for physical holdings.
Financial wealth is projected to climb to $2.1 trillion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.7 percent according to BCG figures. Real assets are expected to expand faster at an 11.5 percent compound annual rate over the five years to reach $4.2 trillion. Liabilities are forecast to increase to $340 billion by the end of the decade at an 8.9 percent compound annual pace.
The consultancy’s analysis incorporated data on cross-border financial wealth booked in the UAE which stood at $721 billion in 2025 after an 11.1 percent increase the prior year. Boston Consulting Group noted that the Dubai International Financial Centre and Abu Dhabi Global Market have supported this expansion by enhancing financial infrastructure. The report also detailed specific asset classes with currency and deposits valued at $471.8 billion in 2025 and equities at $419.4 billion.
Lukasz Rey, managing director and partner at BCG, said, “While we anticipate slightly lower growth over the next one to two years, a rebound is expected toward the latter part of the decade.” Rey added that the conflict involving Iran had introduced short-term volatility with investor sentiment shaped by geopolitical uncertainty and oil-price movements. Boston Consulting Group observed that any Middle East projections carry an unusually high degree of uncertainty.
The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals in the UAE with more than $100 million in assets stood at approximately 500 in 2025 and is projected to reach around 800 by 2030 according to the BCG assessment. The report indicated that financial wealth remains concentrated among high-net-worth individuals but the lower high-net-worth segment is expected to increase its share by the end of the decade. Boston Consulting Group compiled these estimates from proprietary modeling of national economic indicators.
Boston Consulting Group’s Global Wealth Report 2026 examined technology in wealth management and found that AI-first approaches could unlock capacity gains of 25 to 30 percent while raising revenue per advisor by 15 to 20 percent. The study placed global financial wealth at $333 trillion in 2025 after a 10.7 percent increase from the previous year. UAE-specific projections form one element of the consultancy’s broader review of wealth reordering amid trade tensions and geopolitical shifts.
