South Korea (2024)
31.8
% of GDP
+0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
22
years of data

Data

South Korea Total Retirement Savings Assets (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year % of GDP Change
2024 31.8 +0.8pp
2023 31 +1.5pp
2022 29.5 -0.1pp
2021 29.6 unchanged
2020 29.6 n/a
2018 25.3 +0.6pp
2017 24.7 +0.7pp
2016 24 +0.9pp
2015 23.1 +1.2pp
2014 21.9 +2.2pp
2013 19.7 +2pp
2012 17.7 +2.4pp
2011 15.3 +2pp
2010 13.3 +5.2pp
2009 8.1 +1.6pp
2008 6.5 +0.2pp
2007 6.3 unchanged
2006 6.3 -0.8pp
2005 7.1 +0.4pp
2004 6.7 +0.1pp

About this Dataset

South Korea recorded 31.8 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +0.8pp. Across 2002–2024 the series ranges from 6.3 in 2006 to 31.8 in 2024.

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 South Korea 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 South Korea 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 2002–2024 (22 observations).

The series peaked at 31.8 % of GDP in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.3 in 2006. The latest reading of 31.8 in 2024 represents a change of +0.8pp.