{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-pension-assets-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-pension-assets-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-pension-assets-gdp/","title":"Japan Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Japan's Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP): 22.1 % of GDP in 2024, unchanged YoY. OECD (OECD.DAF.CM:DSD_FP@DF_FPS), 2001–2024.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","OECD","Japan","2024"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"2001/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Japan 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":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2024)","value":"22.1","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2001","value":13.265},{"period":"2002","value":13.413},{"period":"2003","value":10.562},{"period":"2004","value":7.627},{"period":"2005","value":6.244},{"period":"2011","value":16.695},{"period":"2012","value":16.69},{"period":"2013","value":17.966},{"period":"2014","value":20.209},{"period":"2016","value":20.763},{"period":"2017","value":20.07},{"period":"2018","value":20.404},{"period":"2019","value":20.449},{"period":"2020","value":21.145},{"period":"2021","value":22.873},{"period":"2022","value":23.248},{"period":"2023","value":22.101},{"period":"2024","value":22.124}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"22.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"22.1","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"23.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"22.9","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"21.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"20.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"20.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"20.1","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"20.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"20.2","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"18.0","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2005","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"-3pp"},{"year":"2003","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2002","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2001","value":"13.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks assets held by autonomous pension funds as a share of GDP in Japan 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 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 23.2 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.2 in 2005. The latest reading of 22.1 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}