Germany's super‑rich control 27% of the nation's financial wealth

A recent Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Global Wealth Report shows that about 5,000 Germans with net assets exceeding $100 million now hold roughly 27.3 % of the country’s $12.4 trillion financial wealth – about $3.4 trillion – up by around 1,100 people in 2025. The share is projected to rise to 29 % by 2030 as the elite benefit from strong stock‑market gains. Around 66 million residents with assets under $250 thousand own the remaining three‑quarters of financial assets, with roughly 35.9 % of wealth concentrated in this broad middle‑to‑low‑wealth group.

Greenpeace has criticised the growing concentration, linking it to the energy‑price surge from the Iran war and calling for an ecological wealth tax. “It cannot be that the super‑rich pay far lower tax rates than the hard‑working middle class,” said Mauricio Vargas, Greenpeace’s finance expert. The proposed tax could raise at least €25 billion annually for municipalities coping with climate‑related disasters. BCG partner Michael Kahlich added, “The concentration of wealth at the top keeps increasing – those with more can diversify into higher‑yielding assets.”