Germany vs South Africa: Asset-backed pensions - main database — Investment

Germany
3.23 Percentage change
in 2024
South Africa
5.03 Percentage change
in 2023
Germany rank
66th
South Africa rank
63rd

Asset-backed pensions - main database — Investment over time

  • Germany
  • South Africa
-100102030199620102024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 5.03 Percentage change against 3.23 Percentage change in Germany, a difference of 1.8 Percentage change.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.

Germany ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 75 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 7 Percentage change 11.11 Percentage change 4.11 Percentage change South Africa
2010s 7.14 Percentage change 9.6 Percentage change 2.46 Percentage change South Africa
2020s 1.1 Percentage change 6.33 Percentage change 5.23 Percentage change South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher asset-backed pensions - main database — investment, Germany or South Africa?
South Africa, at 5.03 Percentage change against 3.23 Percentage change in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in asset-backed pensions - main database — investment between Germany and South Africa?
1.8 Percentage change, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Germany and South Africa rank globally for asset-backed pensions - main database — investment?
Germany ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 63rd of 75 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Asset-backed pensions - main database — Investment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Asset-backed pensions - main database — Investment
Unit
Percentage change
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
85 places, 1,483 data points, 1982–2024
Last refreshed

This database on asset-backed pensions is based on data collected through the OECD Global Pension Statistics exercise. Data come from various administrative sources, mainly: pension supervisory authorities, financial market authorities, ministries of finance, or national statistical offices. Data cover all asset-backed pension arrangements where assets are accumulated to back future benefit payments, except reserves of public (pay-as-you-go) pension arrangements. Asset-backed pension plans may be financed through different vehicles (such as pension funds, pension insurance contracts, bank or investment company managed funds), publicly or privately administered, mandatory or voluntary, occupational or personal, defined benefit (DB) or defined contribution (DC), for public or private-sector workers. Employers’ book reserves are also in the scope. This database includes various statistics and indicators on asset-backed pensions such as the amount of assets earmarked for retirement, the liabilities of pension providers, their revenues, their expenditure, the number of funds and plans, as well as plan membership. These statistics and indicators can be split by type of financing vehicle and type of plan.