In India, insurance and pensions grew fastest, up 11.4%, ahead of deposits (9.8%) and securities (6.1%). Nevertheless, like in many emerging economies, deposits still have the highest share in private households’ portfolios, at 40.2%, followed by securities with 32.7% and life and pensions with 26.7%.
Mumbai:The 17th edition of the Allianz “Global Wealth Report,” which puts the asset and debt situation of households in almost 60 countries under the microscope shows that global household wealth hit a new record in 2025, though the financial asset growth in India slowed, while liability growth remained dynamic.
Gross financial assets of India’s private households increased by 9.0% in 2025 to USD5.3trn (EUR4.7trn), which was still above the global average of 8.6%, but modestly below the average for the surveyed Asian countries excluding Japan and China (9.8%).
In India, insurance and pensions grew fastest, up 11.4%, ahead of deposits (9.8%) and securities (6.1%). Nevertheless, like in many emerging economies, deposits still have the highest share in private households’ portfolios, at 40.2%, followed by securities with 32.7% and life and pensions with 26.7%.
As in many countries, inflation ate into the nominal growth of gross financial assets, resulting in real growth of 6.7% in 2025. However, since 2019, real asset growth in India has accumulated to 57.0%, which is well ahead of the regional average of 39.6% and far above the global average of 22.9%.
In contrast, private households’ liabilities growth remained dynamic, increasing by 14.3% to USD1.59trn (EUR1.4trn) in 2025. As a result, net financial assets increased by a more modest 6.8% to USD15.08trn (EUR3.3trn). With net financial assets of USD2,549 per capita (EUR2,240 per capita),
India ranked 49th among the world’s richest countries in 2025, unchanged from a year ago. The richest 10% held 65.0% of India’s net financial assets in 2025, with their share increasing by 6.8 percentage points between 2005 and 2025.
“India’s household wealth story is one of strong structural growth, but 2025 also reveals an important shift beneath the headline numbers. Real financial assets are 57% higher than in 2019, significantly outperforming regional and global growth, yet liabilities grew by 14.3% in 2025 compared with 9.0% growth in assets. The resulting moderation in net wealth growth tells us that asset accumulation alone is not the full measure of household financial progress,” said Ritu Arora, Country Head – India, Allianz Services.
`As India’s financial system deepens, the focus increasingly needs to be on the strength of household balance sheets — how effectively savings are diversified, risks are protected and wealth is built for the long term, explained Arora.