Australia (2024)
135.1
% of GDP
+5.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+5.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Australia Total Retirement Savings Assets (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 135.1 +5.5pp
2023 129.6 -1.7pp
2022 131.3 -16.5pp
2021 147.8 +15.6pp
2020 132.2 -3.4pp
2019 135.6 -0.9pp
2018 136.5 +0.5pp
2017 136 +11.5pp
2016 124.5 +2.8pp
2015 121.7 +10.1pp
2014 111.6 +7.5pp
2013 104.1 +10.9pp
2012 93.2 -1.2pp
2011 94.4 +2.9pp
2010 91.5 +6.8pp
2009 84.7 -11.8pp
2008 96.5 -13.2pp
2007 109.7 +18.4pp
2006 91.3 +8.7pp
2005 82.6 +8.2pp

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 135.1 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +5.5pp. Across 2001–2024 the series ranges from 67 in 2003 to 147.8 in 2021.

This page tracks assets held across every asset-backed pension provider — pension funds, book reserves, pension insurance contracts, banks and investment companies as a share of GDP in Australia from 2000 to present. Pension asset depth reflects long-term institutional capital available for capital market investment.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks assets held across every asset-backed pension provider — pension funds, book reserves, pension insurance contracts, banks and investment companies as a share of GDP in Australia from 2000 to present. Pension asset depth reflects long-term institutional capital available for capital market investment. It is published by OECD and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2001–2024 (24 observations).

The series peaked at 147.8 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 67 in 2003. The latest reading of 135.1 in 2024 represents a change of +5.5pp.