Pension fund assets to GDP - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Pension fund assets as percent of GDP, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 78 countries was 29.44 percent. The highest value was in Canada: 179.68 percent and the lowest value was in Ukraine: 0.08 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Pension fund assets to GDP, 2020 Global rank Available data
Canada 179.68 1 2000 - 2020
USA 169.52 2 2001 - 2020
Switzerland 166.01 3 1994 - 2020
Australia 132.59 4 2001 - 2020
UK 124.2 5 2001 - 2020
Sweden 108.87 6 2001 - 2020
Namibia 100.43 7 2010 - 2020
Chile 75.79 8 1990 - 2020
Israel 68.94 9 2001 - 2020
Finland 64.44 10 2001 - 2020
Bolivia 57.23 11 1997 - 2020
Hong Kong 54.79 12 2001 - 2020
Malta 54.12 13 2011 - 2020
El Salvador 50.3 14 1998 - 2020
Singapore 42.16 15 2006 - 2020
Belgium 39.9 16 2000 - 2020
Costa Rica 36.75 17 2001 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 36.47 18 2010 - 2020
Ireland 35.51 19 2001 - 2020
Colombia 34.45 20 1994 - 2020
New Zealand 34.41 21 2001 - 2020
Croatia 33.79 22 2002 - 2020
Jamaica 33.67 23 2004 - 2020
South Korea 31.52 24 2002 - 2020
Japan 30.1 25 1998 - 2020
Uruguay 30.03 26 1996 - 2020
Maldives 24.71 27 2011 - 2020
Peru 23.13 28 2000 - 2020
Estonia 21.77 29 2002 - 2020
Mexico 20.41 30 2000 - 2020
Latvia 19.34 31 2001 - 2020
Macao 19.06 32 2019 - 2020
Papua N.G. 18.99 33 2013 - 2020
Kazakhstan 15.4 34 2006 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 14.49 35 2003 - 2020
Bulgaria 14.42 36 2000 - 2020
Slovakia 14.33 37 2005 - 2020
Brazil 13.9 38 2000 - 2020
North Macedonia 13.49 39 2006 - 2020
Kenya 13.3 40 2001 - 2020
Rwanda 12.67 41 2017 - 2020
Italy 12.64 42 2001 - 2020
Norway 12.34 43 2001 - 2020
France 12.18 44 2006 - 2020
Malawi 11.74 45 2011 - 2020
Portugal 11.52 46 2001 - 2020
Spain 10.51 47 1998 - 2020
Lithuania 9.78 48 2004 - 2020
Czechia 9.52 49 2001 - 2020
India 9.29 50 2010 - 2020
Uganda 8.96 51 2013 - 2020
Germany 8.19 52 2001 - 2020
Thailand 8.12 53 2001 - 2020
Slovenia 8 54 2003 - 2020
Nigeria 7.98 55 2007 - 2020
Romania 7.4 56 2008 - 2020
Guyana 7.15 57 2008 - 2020
Austria 6.58 58 1991 - 2020
Poland 6.43 59 2000 - 2020
Armenia 5.98 60 2014 - 2020
Ghana 5.46 61 2014 - 2020
Russia 4.33 62 2005 - 2020
Hungary 3.96 63 2001 - 2020
Turkey 3.36 64 2004 - 2020
Luxembourg 2.85 65 2004 - 2020
Zambia 2.82 66 2001 - 2020
Georgia 2.36 67 2019 - 2020
China 2.2 68 2004 - 2020
Indonesia 1.98 69 2002 - 2020
Angola 1.57 70 2009 - 2020
Egypt 1.52 71 1999 - 2020
Mozambique 1.22 72 2013 - 2020
Panama 1.21 73 2005 - 2020
Greece 0.99 74 2007 - 2020
Serbia 0.85 75 2006 - 2020
Albania 0.22 76 2007 - 2020
Pakistan 0.09 77 2007 - 2020
Ukraine 0.08 78 2000 - 2020



Definition: 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.

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1. Canada
2. USA
3. Switzerland
4. Australia
5. UK
6. Sweden
7. Namibia
8. Chile
9. Israel
10. Finland
11. Bolivia
12. Hong Kong
13. Malta
14. El Salvador
15. Singapore
16. Belgium
17. Costa Rica
18. Tr.&Tobago
19. Ireland
20. Colombia
21. New Zealand
22. Croatia
23. Jamaica
24. South Korea
25. Japan
26. Uruguay
27. Maldives
28. Peru
29. Estonia
30. Mexico
31. Latvia
32. Macao
33. Papua N.G.
34. Kazakhstan
35. Domin. Rep.
36. Bulgaria
37. Slovakia
38. Brazil
39. North Macedonia
40. Kenya
41. Rwanda
42. Italy
43. Norway
44. France
45. Malawi
46. Portugal
47. Spain
48. Lithuania
49. Czechia
50. India
51. Uganda
52. Germany
53. Thailand
54. Slovenia
55. Nigeria
56. Romania
57. Guyana
58. Austria
59. Poland
60. Armenia
61. Ghana
62. Russia
63. Hungary
64. Turkey
65. Luxembourg
66. Zambia
67. Georgia
68. China
69. Indonesia
70. Angola
71. Egypt
72. Mozambique
73. Panama
74. Greece
75. Serbia
76. Albania
77. Pakistan
78. Ukraine
179.68
169.52
166.01
132.59
124.20
108.87
100.43
75.79
68.94
64.44
57.23
54.79
54.12
50.30
42.16
39.90
36.75
36.47
35.51
34.45
34.41
33.79
33.67
31.52
30.10
30.03
24.71
23.13
21.77
20.41
19.34
19.06
18.99
15.40
14.49
14.42
14.33
13.90
13.49
13.30
12.67
12.64
12.34
12.18
11.74
11.52
10.51
9.78
9.52
9.29
8.96
8.19
8.12
8.00
7.98
7.40
7.15
6.58
6.43
5.98
5.46
4.33
3.96
3.36
2.85
2.82
2.36
2.20
1.98
1.57
1.52
1.22
1.21
0.99
0.85
0.22
0.09
0.08
0
44.9
89.8
134.8
179.68


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