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Financial Wellness Around the World

Understanding workers' attitudes and actions on finances, saving, planning, and debt to give employers a view of employee financial wellness.

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The Fidelity Global Sentiment Survey was fielded to more than 37,000 working adults across 34 international markets. The sample consisted of respondents with the following qualifying conditions: aged 20-75, employed full-time or part-time and had a minimum household income of: Argentina: ARS $3,000,001 annually; Australia: AUD $45,000 annually; Brazil: BRL $1,501 monthly; Canada: CAD $30,000 annually; Chile: 3,000,001 CLP annually; China: CNY ¥5,000 monthly; Colombia: COP $7,000,001 annually; Denmark: DKK Kr.100,000 annually; France: EUR €20,000 annually; Germany: EUR €20,000 annually; Hong Kong: HKD $15,000 monthly; India: INR ₹55,001 annually; Kuwait: KWD د.ك 6,000 annually; Republic of Ireland: EUR €20,000 annually; Italy: EUR €15,000 annually; Japan: JPY ¥1.5m annually; Mexico: MXN $4,500 monthly; Netherlands: EUR €20,000 annually; Nigeria: NGN ₦1,000,000 NGN annually; Philippines: PHP ₱10,001 monthly; Poland: PLN zł20,000 PLN annually; Saudi Arabia: SAR ر.س.4,000 monthly; Singapore: SGD $2,000 monthly; South Africa: ZAR R20,000 annually; South Korea: KRW ₩1.0m monthly; Spain: EUR €15,000 annually; Sweden: SEK kr200,000 annually; Switzerland: CHF ₣20,000 annually; Taiwan: TWD NT$300,000 annually; Thailand: THB ฿60,000 annually; United Kingdom: GBP £10,000 annually; United Arab Emirates: AED دإ. 5,000monthly; United States: USD $20,000 annually; Vietnam: VND ₫24,000,000 VND annually.

The data collection, research and analysis for the above markets was completed in partnership with Opinium, a strategic insight agency. Data collection took place between June and September 2024. Reporting and analysis took place between August and October 2024. Not all regions were asked about sexual orientation or gender identities (individuals that did not identify as either male or female did not represent a statistically significant sample size and are not presented within this piece).

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