In 2020, 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 214.4 percent of its GDP invested in retirement funds that year, followed by Canada with 192.5 percent. The third-place ranking is completed by Australia, with 174.8 percent of its GDP invested in retirement funds.
Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2020
*Includes IRAs.
**Does not include the unfunded benefit obligation of corporate pension plans (account receivables).
***Only includes pension assets for company pension schemes.
****Only includes pension assets from closed entities.
*****Only includes autonomous pension funds. Does not consider insurance companies assets.
******Only includes Enterprise Annuity assets.
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Thinking Ahead Institute. (February 16, 2021). Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2022, 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 2020." Chart. February 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/
Thinking Ahead Institute. (2021). Ratio of pension assets to GDP in selected countries in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 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 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960085/pension-assets-to-gdp-ratio-by-country/
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