Imagine if we could fairly distribute the cash in the world to every resident of the Earth. What would that look like? Perhaps that farmer in Wisconsin would receive the same share as the potter in New Delhi, the shepherd in Namibia, or the dentist in Sydney. So, how much would that amount be? In simple terms, each person could roughly afford a Dacia Sandero.

Our economic system involves many financial and monetary elements that collectively determine the form of wealth. Imagine reducing the wealth gap by distributing global cash; perhaps this is just one of the ways we can do it. The cash involved here is the M2 money supply, which is a collection of intermediary currencies that includes cash in circulation globally, some highly liquid time deposits (such as those under two years), savings accounts, and market deposits, as well as deposits that can be accessed with a three-month notice.

In simple terms, the M2 money supply can roughly represent the money you can access quickly, rather than just a complete definition of wealth, which includes assets that are not easily convertible to cash, such as property or commercial real estate.

According to data from CEIC, the total global M2 money supply reached 123.3 trillion euros in 2024. This means that if we add up all the cash from economies around the world, we can arrive at this amount. At the same time, UBS's "Global Wealth Report 2024" pointed out that the total net private wealth worldwide that year was 487.9 trillion dollars.

To make this data more intuitive, VisualCapitalist created an infographic using M2 money supply data provided by CEIC, combined with global population data recorded by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

What if we really divided this cash equally among every resident of the Earth? In 2024, according to the economic institution CEIC, the global M2 money supply was 123.313 trillion USD. The global population data for that year showed that there were 8,161,973,000 residents on Earth. In this ideal distribution, each person would receive 15,108 USD, which is approximately equivalent to 13,944.28 EUR at the current exchange rate.

According to VirtualCapitalist's calculations, this amount is just enough to meet the consumption of an average family for two years, buy a used car, or satisfy the need to purchase a Dacia Sandero - of course, excluding additional costs.

When it comes to Spain, if we only look at the data for this country, the amount each Spanish resident can receive will be slightly higher. In December 2024, CEIC data showed that Spain's M2 money supply was 1,647,611.114 million USD (or 1.648 trillion USD), and in January 2025, data from the Spanish Statistics Bureau indicated a population of 49,077,984. This means that each Spaniard can receive $33,571.29, which is approximately €30,967.97.

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