In 2023, the Netherlands had the highest ratio of pension assets to gross domestic product (GDP). A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. The Netherlands had *** percent of its GDP invested in retirement funds that year, followed by Switzerland with ***** percent. The third-place ranking is completed by Canada, with ***** percent of its GDP invested in retirement funds.

This statistic shows the public pension expenditure in China as a share of GDP from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, the public pension expenditure in China accounted for *** percent of GDP.

Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Japan was reported at 30.1 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Pension fund assets to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Canada was reported at 180 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Pension fund assets to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Public spending on pensions represented **** percent of the GDP in 2023, compared with ***** percent in 2002.

Greece jumped by 1.2points of Public Pension Spending in 2019, compared to a year earlier.

In 2022, the public expenditure for pensions reached **** percent of the Gross Domestic Product, beyond 322 billion euros. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance's forecasts, the spending is projected to grow to ** percent in 2040, while in 2070 the expenditure for pensions should reach figures below the 2022 level.

The expenditure on pensions in Italy accounted for **** percent of the GDP in 2022. Data include various types of pensions: old-age, anticipated old age, partial, disability, survivors', and reduced capacity to work. In Italy, the total social expenditure amounts to ** percent of the GDP, almost ten percentage points higher than the OECD average.

This table provides a full picture of the liabilities of social insurance pension schemes in a country, covering all social insurance pensions whether they are included in the core national accounts or not. It also shows the flows that take place each year, such as contributions received by pension schemes and benefits paid to retirees. It is a supplementary national accounts table based on Table 17.10 of the 2008 System of National Accounts and Table 17.15 of the European System of Accounts 2010.

The definition of social insurance pensions is social security or employment-related pensions that provide beneficiaries with an entitlement to income in retirement resulting from contributions made during their working lives. To quality as a social insurance pension scheme, participation in the scheme must be mandatory and/or the scheme must be collective and/or an employer must make a contribution.

Liabilities of social insurance pension schemes are calculated in the national accounts on an accrued-to-date basis, which takes into account benefits due based on contributions made to date. The results are not suitable for fiscal sustainability analysis because they do not take into account future accruals of entitlements.

The presentation of this table is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. It is also possible to select a single ‘Transaction’ such as closing balance (of liabilities) for comparisons between countries.

Further information can be obtained from the Guidelines for the OECD Table on social insurance pension schemes.

These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE29 dataset.
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In the fiscal year 2022, social security benefits accounted for 24.3 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan, down from 25.06 percent in the previous year, the highest point in the past four decades. Social security benefits in Japan Social security benefits, consisting of medical care, pension, and welfare and other benefits, amounted to over 137 trillion Japanese yen in the fiscal year 2022. Pension benefits made up the largest category of social benefits available in Japan at around 55.8 trillion yen, followed by medical care benefits. Amid the aging population and shrinking workforce, which will cause a declining number of contributors to support a growing number of retirees in the future, Japan’s public pension system is under pressure and the government has scheduled reforms to the system for 2025. Japan’s public pension system Japan’s public pension system offers universal coverage to all residents since 1961. Like most public pension schemes, it partly finances pension benefits of current retirees with contributions made by current workers as a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system. The public pension system consists of two pillars; a flat rate basic pension scheme mandatory for every resident aged 20 to 59 (National Pension) and an income-related Employees’ Pension Insurance for employees and public servants.

This statistic shows gross public pension expenditure as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom (UK) as forecasted from 2013 to 2060. Over the ** year period, the public pension share of GDP is projected to grow by *** percentage points.

Greece GR: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Central Government: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data was reported at 0.031 % in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.031 % for Sep 2018. Greece GR: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Central Government: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 85 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.261 % in Dec 2011 and a record low of 0.000 % in Dec 2009. Greece GR: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Central Government: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.QPSD: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Central Government.

DO: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Non Financial Public Corporations: Long Term: Up to 1 Year: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data was reported at 0.000 % in Sep 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for Jun 2016. DO: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Non Financial Public Corporations: Long Term: Up to 1 Year: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 % from Sep 2015 (Median) to Sep 2016, with 5 observations. DO: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Non Financial Public Corporations: Long Term: Up to 1 Year: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Dominican Republic – Table DO.World Bank: QPSD: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: Non Financial Public Corporations.

Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Malaysia was reported at 61.21 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Malaysia - Pension fund assets to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Turkey was reported at 3.3583 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Turkey - Pension fund assets to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The government of the United Kingdom spent approximately 140.6 billion British pounds on pensions in 2023/24, compared with 123.7 billion in the previous financial year.

Sweden SE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data was reported at 8.177 % in Mar 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.094 % for Dec 2017. Sweden SE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data is updated quarterly, averaging 6.425 % from Mar 1997 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 85 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.302 % in Mar 2015 and a record low of 4.959 % in Dec 1997. Sweden SE: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government: Insurance, Pensions and Standardized Guarantee Schemes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.World Bank: QPSD: Gross Public Debt: % of GDP: General Government.

Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Sweden was reported at 109 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sweden - Pension fund assets to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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