Pension fund assets to GDP in United States
United States: Pension fund assets to GDP was 169.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in United States, 2001–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 169.5% 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 13.3% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in United States peaked at 169.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2002.
That places United States 5th out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68.1% | — |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 118.2% | +58.7% |
| 2007 | 122.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 112.1% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 119.6% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 116.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 123.1% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 135.4% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 136.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 131.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 134.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 147.1% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 134.3% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 149.6% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 169.5% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.5% | 60.2% | 122.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 132.9% | 116.4% | 149.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.5% | 169.5% | 169.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 2 Netherlands 191.2% compare
- 3 Canada 179.7% compare
- 4 Iceland 173.4% compare
- 6 Switzerland 166.0% compare
- 7 Australia 132.6% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 124.2% compare
More financial sector data for United States
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 82.55 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 519.73 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,960 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 543.32 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 46.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in United States?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in United States was 169.5% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 169.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2002.
- How does United States rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- United States ranks 5th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.