The total assets of retirement defined contribution (DC) plans in the United States grew overall since 2000, except for a drop in 2018. In a DC plan, a proportion of the employee's salary is placed in a chosen investment offered by the plan, and the plan is mainly funded by the employee. The most common DC plan in the United States is the 401(k) plan. Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans reached an estimated value of around 12.48 trillion U.S. dollars in the third quarter of 2024.
Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the United States from 2000 to 2024
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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ICI. (December 19, 2024). Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187963/retirment-defined-contribution-plan-total-assets-in-the-us-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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ICI. (2024). Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187963/retirment-defined-contribution-plan-total-assets-in-the-us-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ICI. "Total Assets of Retirement Defined Contribution Plans in The United States from 2000 to 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187963/retirment-defined-contribution-plan-total-assets-in-the-us-since-2000/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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