Pension fund assets to GDP in Canada
Canada: Pension fund assets to GDP was 179.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in Canada, 2000–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pension fund assets to gdp in Canada is 179.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Canada peaked at 179.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2002.
That places Canada 3rd out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.1% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 121.8% | +116.5% |
| 2007 | 122.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 102.3% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 114.5% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 123.5% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 123.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 126.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 134.5% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 142.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 154.8% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 157.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 159.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 154.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 159.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 179.7% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 46.6% | 122.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.6% | 123.5% | 159.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.7% | 179.7% | 179.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Denmark 196.5% compare
- 2 Netherlands 191.2% compare
- 4 Iceland 173.4% compare
- 5 United States of America 169.5% compare
- 6 Switzerland 166.0% compare
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.031 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,725 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1235 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in Canada?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Canada was 179.7% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 179.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.