{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-pension-assets-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-pension-assets-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-pension-assets-gdp/","title":"United States Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"United States's Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP): 82.6 % of GDP in 2024, +3.3pp YoY. OECD (OECD.DAF.CM:DSD_FP@DF_FPS), 2000–2024.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","OECD","United States","2024"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"2000/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United States 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":"2000–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"25"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2024)","value":"82.6","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3.3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"25","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Pension Fund Assets (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":25,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":81.36},{"period":"2001","value":70.734},{"period":"2002","value":63.394},{"period":"2003","value":71.608},{"period":"2004","value":74.097},{"period":"2005","value":74.118},{"period":"2006","value":76.174},{"period":"2007","value":77.196},{"period":"2008","value":58.823},{"period":"2009","value":69.283},{"period":"2010","value":73.522},{"period":"2011","value":71.235},{"period":"2012","value":74.85},{"period":"2013","value":81.207},{"period":"2014","value":81.466},{"period":"2015","value":77.474},{"period":"2016","value":79.089},{"period":"2017","value":85.323},{"period":"2018","value":77.436},{"period":"2019","value":85.457},{"period":"2020","value":95.471},{"period":"2021","value":95.079},{"period":"2022","value":75.985},{"period":"2023","value":79.338},{"period":"2024","value":82.557}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"82.6","yoyChange":"+3.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"79.3","yoyChange":"+3.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"76.0","yoyChange":"-19.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"95.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"95.5","yoyChange":"+10pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"85.5","yoyChange":"+8.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"77.4","yoyChange":"-7.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"85.3","yoyChange":"+6.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"79.1","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"77.5","yoyChange":"-4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"81.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"81.2","yoyChange":"+6.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"74.8","yoyChange":"+3.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"71.2","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"73.5","yoyChange":"+4.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"69.3","yoyChange":"+10.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"-18.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"+1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"76.2","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"74.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks assets held by autonomous pension funds as a share of GDP in United States 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 2000–2024 (25 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 95.5 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 58.8 in 2008. The latest reading of 82.6 in 2024 represents a change of +3.3pp."}]}