Germany (2024)
6.4
% of GDP
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Germany Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 6.4 +0.1pp
2023 6.3 unchanged
2022 6.3 -1.5pp
2021 7.8 -0.2pp
2020 8 +0.7pp
2019 7.3 +0.5pp
2018 6.8 unchanged
2017 6.8 +0.1pp
2016 6.7 +0.1pp
2015 6.6 +0.1pp
2014 6.5 +0.5pp
2013 6 unchanged
2012 6 +0.6pp
2011 5.4 unchanged
2010 5.4 +0.2pp
2009 5.2 +0.6pp
2008 4.6 unchanged
2007 4.6 +0.4pp
2006 4.2 +0.1pp
2005 4.1 +0.4pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 6.4 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 3.3 in 2002 to 8 in 2020.

This page tracks assets held by autonomous pension funds as a share of GDP in Germany 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 by autonomous pension funds as a share of GDP in Germany 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 2000–2024 (25 observations).

The series peaked at 8 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.3 in 2002. The latest reading of 6.4 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1pp.