Pension fund assets to GDP in Germany
Germany: Pension fund assets to GDP was 8.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in Germany, 2001–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 8.2% for pension fund assets to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Germany peaked at 8.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2001.
Germany ranks 60th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More financial sector data for Germany
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 72,617 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 3.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 343.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 27.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 74.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 417.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 413.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,951 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in Germany?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Germany was 8.2% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Germany ranks 60th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.