Asset-backed pensions - main database — Employer contributions in Germany
Germany: Asset-backed pensions - main database — Employer contributions was -24.38 Percentage change in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asset-backed pensions - main database — Employer contributions in Germany, 1996–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Germany recorded -24.38 Percentage change for asset-backed pensions - main database — employer contributions in 2024.
The figure is down 431.3% on the previous year and down 277.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, asset-backed pensions - main database — employer contributions in Germany peaked at 143.18 Percentage change in 2005 and was at its lowest, -25.01 Percentage change, in 2002.
That places Germany 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asset-backed pensions - main database — Employer contributions in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.713 Percentage change | — |
| 1997 | 3.99 Percentage change | -659.2% |
| 1998 | -2.54 Percentage change | -163.8% |
| 1999 | -3.18 Percentage change | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 8.07 Percentage change | -353.6% |
| 2001 | 0.153 Percentage change | -98.1% |
| 2002 | -25.01 Percentage change | -16444.4% |
| 2003 | 39.08 Percentage change | -256.3% |
| 2004 | 11.62 Percentage change | -70.3% |
| 2005 | 143.18 Percentage change | +1132.6% |
| 2006 | -1.44 Percentage change | -101.0% |
| 2021 | 13.72 Percentage change | -1051.8% |
| 2022 | -15.45 Percentage change | -212.6% |
| 2023 | -4.59 Percentage change | -70.3% |
| 2024 | -24.38 Percentage change | +431.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's -24.38 Percentage change is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.81 Percentage change. (15 countries reporting)
- Germany's -24.38 Percentage change is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9 Percentage change. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asset-backed pensions - main database — Employer contributions in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -16444.4% | 0.153 Percentage change | -25.01 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6128 Percentage change | -3.18 Percentage change | 3.99 Percentage change | 4 |
| 2000s | 25.09 Percentage change | -25.01 Percentage change | 143.18 Percentage change | 7 |
| 2020s | -7.67 Percentage change | -24.38 Percentage change | 13.72 Percentage change | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- 27 United Kingdom -22.81 Percentage change compare
- 29 Indonesia -32.98 Percentage change compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is asset-backed pensions - main database — employer contributions in Germany?
- Asset-backed pensions - main database — employer contributions in Germany was -24.38 Percentage change in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest asset-backed pensions - main database — employer contributions recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 143.18 Percentage change in 2005.
- What is the lowest asset-backed pensions - main database — employer contributions recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.01 Percentage change in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for asset-backed pensions - main database — employer contributions?
- Germany ranks 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Asset-backed pensions - main database — Employer contributions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.