Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Greece
Greece: Pension fund assets to GDP (%) was 1.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Pension fund assets to GDP in Greece, 2007–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.0% for pension fund assets to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 4,104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Greece peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Greece 82nd out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +34.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +52.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +1092.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +16.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.1%, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1092.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More financial sector data for Greece
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in Greece?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Greece was 1.0% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Greece ranks 82nd out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.