Pension fund assets to GDP - Country rankings
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Pension fund assets as percent of GDP, 2020:
The average for 2020 based on 24 countries was 21.54 percent. The highest value was in Sweden: 108.87 percent and the lowest value was in Greece: 0.99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 108.87 | 1 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Finland | 64.44 | 2 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Malta | 54.12 | 3 | 2011 - 2020 |
| Belgium | 39.9 | 4 | 2000 - 2020 |
| Ireland | 35.51 | 5 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Croatia | 33.79 | 6 | 2002 - 2020 |
| Estonia | 21.77 | 7 | 2002 - 2020 |
| Latvia | 19.34 | 8 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria | 14.42 | 9 | 2000 - 2020 |
| Slovakia | 14.33 | 10 | 2005 - 2020 |
| Italy | 12.64 | 11 | 2001 - 2020 |
| France | 12.18 | 12 | 2006 - 2020 |
| Portugal | 11.52 | 13 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Spain | 10.51 | 14 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Lithuania | 9.78 | 15 | 2004 - 2020 |
| Czechia | 9.52 | 16 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Germany | 8.19 | 17 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 18 | 2003 - 2020 |
| Romania | 7.4 | 19 | 2008 - 2020 |
| Austria | 6.58 | 20 | 1991 - 2020 |
| Poland | 6.43 | 21 | 2000 - 2020 |
| Hungary | 3.96 | 22 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Luxembourg | 2.85 | 23 | 2004 - 2020 |
| Greece | 0.99 | 24 | 2007 - 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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