Total assets of the local private pension system weighted 9.44% in the country’s gross domestic product at the end of the first quarter of 2025..
Pillar II mandatory private pension funds reported assets worth RON159 billion at the end of Q1/2025, up 18.1% versus the year-earlier period, thus touching a new record high.
Pillar II reached 8.33 million participants, slightly more than 8.29 million people at the end of 2024.
The weighted average rate of return of all private pension funds was 8.11% in March 2025, higher than 6.19% at the end of 2024.
Pillar III voluntary private pension funds in Romania reported total assets worth RON5.86 billion at the end of March 2025, up 16.4% on the year, and the number of participants stood at 871.972 people, marking an increase of 18.4%.
The weighted average rate of return of all high-risk voluntary pension funds was 8.73% in March 2025, while the weighted average rate of return of all medium-risk voluntary pension funds was 6.69%.