{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-pension-assets-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-pension-assets-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-pension-assets-gdp/","title":"United Kingdom Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"United Kingdom's Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP): 78.4 % of GDP in 2024, -0.1pp YoY. OECD (OECD.DAF.CM:DSD_FP@DF_FPS), 2001–2024.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","OECD","United Kingdom","2024"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"2001/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United Kingdom Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2001–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2024)","value":"78.4","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2001","value":64.542},{"period":"2002","value":53.08},{"period":"2003","value":57.642},{"period":"2004","value":60.223},{"period":"2005","value":68.393},{"period":"2006","value":71.951},{"period":"2007","value":68.515},{"period":"2008","value":56.388},{"period":"2009","value":65.038},{"period":"2010","value":71.231},{"period":"2011","value":73.378},{"period":"2012","value":79.363},{"period":"2013","value":80.617},{"period":"2014","value":79.147},{"period":"2015","value":80.244},{"period":"2016","value":90.008},{"period":"2017","value":94.288},{"period":"2018","value":96.572},{"period":"2019","value":107.215},{"period":"2020","value":124.257},{"period":"2021","value":121.986},{"period":"2022","value":82.839},{"period":"2023","value":78.464},{"period":"2024","value":78.448}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"78.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"78.5","yoyChange":"-4.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"82.8","yoyChange":"-39.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"122.0","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"124.3","yoyChange":"+17.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"107.2","yoyChange":"+10.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"96.6","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"94.3","yoyChange":"+4.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"90.0","yoyChange":"+9.8pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"79.1","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"80.6","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"79.4","yoyChange":"+6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"73.4","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"71.2","yoyChange":"+6.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"65.0","yoyChange":"+8.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"56.4","yoyChange":"-12.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"68.5","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"72.0","yoyChange":"+3.6pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"68.4","yoyChange":"+8.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks assets held by autonomous pension funds as a share of GDP in United Kingdom 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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 124.3 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 53.1 in 2002. The latest reading of 78.4 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}