Global Unclaimed Money Index 2026

The only open, structured dataset of government unclaimed money statistics across 17+ countries — sourced directly from NAUPA, ASIC, Bank of Canada, IRD, RBI, and other official bodies. Free to download and cite.

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$70B+
Unclaimed in USA alone (NAUPA, 2024)
AUD 21.6B
Lost super + ASIC register, Australia (ATO/ASIC, 2025)
GBP 33B+
Pensions + dormant accounts, UK (PPI, 2022)
$22B+
Active crypto exchange claim distributions, 2026
BRL 36B
Unclaimed money, Brazil (Banco Central, 2024)
INR 125B
DEA Fund, India (RBI UDGAM, 2024)

Country-by-Country Data

Official figures from national regulatory bodies. Click any registry link to search directly. All amounts approximate; see Methodology below.

Country Amount Held Official Registry Search Portal Source
🇺🇸 United States $70B+ USD NAUPA / MissingMoney.com
All 50 states + DC
missingmoney.com NAUPA, 2024
🇦🇺 Australia AUD 2.7B (ASIC)
AUD 18.9B (lost super)
ASIC MoneySmart / ATO moneysmart.gov.au ASIC / ATO, 2025
🇬🇧 United Kingdom GBP 31B (pensions)
GBP 2B (dormant accounts)
MyLostAccount (70+ providers)
Pensions Tracing Service
mylostaccount.org.uk PPI / BBA, 2022
🇨🇦 Canada CAD 1.2B Bank of Canada bankofcanada.ca Bank of Canada, 2024
🇫🇷 France EUR 6.4B CICLADE (Caisse des Dépôts)
Eckert Law, 2014
ciclade.fr Caisse des Dépôts, 2024
🇧🇷 Brazil BRL 36B (~USD 7.2B) SVR — Valores a Receber
(Banco Central do Brasil)
valoresareceber.bcb.gov.br Banco Central, 2024
🇯🇵 Japan JPY 800B+ (~USD 5.5B) Japan Post Bank / individual banks kyumin.japanpost.jp Japan Post Bank, 2024
🇮🇳 India INR 125B+ (~USD 1.5B) RBI DEA Fund / UDGAM portal udgam.rbi.org.in Reserve Bank of India, 2024
🇲🇾 Malaysia MYR 2.7B (~USD 600M) MyMoney — Registrar of Unclaimed Moneys (LHDN) wang.hasil.gov.my LHDN Malaysia, 2024
🇳🇿 New Zealand NZD 300M+ (~USD 180M) Inland Revenue (IRD) unclaimedmoney.ird.govt.nz IRD New Zealand, 2024
🇸🇬 Singapore SGD 270M+ (~USD 200M) IPTO — Insolvency & Public Trustee's Office ipto.gov.sg Ministry of Law, 2024
🇮🇪 Ireland EUR 120M (~USD 130M) Central Bank of Ireland
Dormant Accounts Act 2001
centralbank.ie Central Bank of Ireland, 2024
🇿🇦 South Africa ZAR 9B+ (~USD 500M) FSCA / SABRIC / Unclaimed Assets unclaimedassets.co.za FSCA, 2024
🇩🇪 Germany No official central figure
~EUR 9B estimated — no national register
No central registry
Individual banks + Bundesbank
bundesbank.de Deutsche Bundesbank
🇳🇱 Netherlands No official central figure
EUR 1–2B estimated
Individual banks / De Nederlandsche Bank dnb.nl De Nederlandsche Bank
🇲🇽 Mexico No official national total
Administered by CONDUSEF
CONDUSEF gob.mx/condusef CONDUSEF, 2024
🇭🇰 Hong Kong No central estimate
HKMA + individual banks
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) hkma.gov.hk HKMA, 2024

Cryptocurrency Exchange Claims — Active 2026

9 failed or wind-down exchanges with active or recently completed creditor distributions.

Exchange Estate / Claim Size Status Official Portal
FTX $16B+ USD Active distribution Kroll Portal
Celsius Network ~$3B USD Active distribution Stretto Portal
Mt. Gox ~34,500 BTC remaining Active distribution mtgox.com
Genesis Global ~$3B USD Active distribution Kroll Portal
BlockFi ~$300M USD Wind-down distribution Kroll Portal
Voyager Digital ~$1B+ USD Distributions complete Kroll Portal
Bittrex ~$150M USD Wind-down complete Stretto Portal
Cryptopia ~$17M USD Liquidation ongoing cryptopialiquidation.com
Binance.US No bankruptcy — crypto withdrawals open Withdrawals open binance.us

Methodology & Sources

All figures are sourced directly from official government publications, regulatory body reports, and exchange administrators. USD conversions use approximate 2024–2026 average exchange rates and are rounded to two significant figures.

  • USA: NAUPA (National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators) annual report, 2024. unclaimed.org
  • Australia: ASIC MoneySmart (moneysmart.gov.au) and ATO annual report on lost superannuation, 2025.
  • UK: Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) report on lost pensions, 2022; British Bankers Association Dormant Assets data.
  • Canada: Bank of Canada unclaimed balances statistics, 2024.
  • France: Caisse des Dépôts CICLADE register statistics, 2024.
  • Brazil: Banco Central do Brasil SVR (Valores a Receber) system, 2024.
  • India: Reserve Bank of India DEA Fund and UDGAM portal statistics, 2024.
  • Japan: Japan Post Bank dormant account data and Bank of Japan, 2024.
  • Malaysia: Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (LHDN) MyMoney register, 2024.
  • Crypto exchanges: Official court filings, administrator reports, and claims portals (Kroll, Stretto), 2024–2026.

Countries with no official national figure published (Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, Hong Kong) are noted. Estimates cited for these countries are drawn from academic or industry sources and are clearly labelled as estimates.

Update frequency: This dataset is reviewed and updated annually or when major regulatory changes occur. Last updated: August 16, 2026.

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