In 2021, the Netherlands had the highest ratio of pension assets to gross domestic product (GDP). A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. The Netherlands had 213.3 percent of its GDP invested in retirement funds that year, followed by Australia with 172.4 percent. The third-place ranking is completed by Canada, with 169.9 percent of its GDP invested in retirement funds.
Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2021
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Statistics on Retirement assets worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Non-retirees retirement saving as share of income 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Leading pension funds worldwide 2021, by assets
- Premium Statistic Leading global public pension funds 2022, by assets under management
- Premium Statistic Distribution of assets of top 300 pension funds globally 2021, by domicile
- Premium Statistic Average growth rate of the largest pension markets worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Ratio of pension assets to GDP 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Pension funds net investment rate of return in European countries 2020
Asset size
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- Basic Statistic Assets of pension funds globally 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Public pension funds global assets under management 2016-2021 and forecast until 2030
- Premium Statistic Total pension assets of selected countries worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Assets under management of PPFs in different by countries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Assets of top 300 pension funds globally 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Distribution of pension fund assets globally 2021, by size of funds
Asset allocation
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- Premium Statistic Allocation of retirement assets 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Distribution of pension fund assets globally 2021, by domicile and plan type
- Premium Statistic Distribution of pension fund assets globally 2020, by fund type
- Premium Statistic Asset allocation of public pension funds worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Value of retirement assets in the U.S. 1995-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Accounts used for retirement savings in the U.S. 2021
Pension fund assets by country
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- Premium Statistic Assets of pension funds in the U.S. 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Investments of pension funds in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2020
- Premium Statistic Assets of pension funds in Canada 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Investments of pension funds in Germany 2004-2020
- Premium Statistic Assets of pension funds in Australia 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Investments of pension funds in Netherlands 2007-2020
- Premium Statistic Assets of pension funds in Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Investments of pension funds in Switzerland 2003-2020
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- European-based hedge fund Q1 2015-Q1 2018, by assets
- Total assets of Growmark, Inc. company in the U. S & Canada from 2014 to 2018
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- Accounts pension savings in accumulation phase of households Dutch banks 2008-2020
- Average monthly old-age pension in Finland from 2008-2018, by gender
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Thinking Ahead Institute. (February 16, 2022). Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/
Thinking Ahead Institute. "Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2021." Chart. February 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/
Thinking Ahead Institute. (2022). Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/
Thinking Ahead Institute. "Ratio of Pension Assets to Gdp in Selected Countries in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/
Thinking Ahead Institute, Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2021 [Graph], Thinking Ahead Institute, February 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/