Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the U.S. 2000-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 13, 2025

The total assets of retirement defined contribution (DC) plans in the United States grew overall since 2000, except for a drop in 2018. In a DC plan, a proportion of the employee's salary is placed in a chosen investment offered by the plan, and the plan is mainly funded by the employee. The most common DC plan in the United States is the 401(k) plan. Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans reached an estimated value of around 12.48 trillion U.S. dollars in the third quarter of 2024.

Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Statistic: Total assets of retirement defined contribution plans in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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December 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Estimates are provided from the fourth quarter of 2000-2023. Data from 2024 is taken from the third quarter.

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