Record Results

2.5 times as many active plan participants since 1975.

Plan assets have doubled since 2008, quadrupled since 1995, quintupled since 1991 and grown 10-fold since 1984.

The growth of plan assets is mainly due to investment returns, as contributions and disbursements have grown at similar rates.

US pension plans account for more than one-half of global pension plan assets.

The US ratio of plan assets to GDP is typically 5th out of the 30-50 countries tracked by the World Bank.

US plan assets as a percentage of GDP grew from just above 100% in 2010 to 157% in 2020. US plan assets from 1996-2005 averaged just 70% of GDP, so the relative amount of savings has doubled from 2005 to 2020.