Private pensions accounted for 4.35% of the gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of December 2016, compared with 3.64% in December 2015.
The mandatory private pension funds (Pillar II) had assets of RON31.47 billion (EUR6.93 billion) at the end of 2016, up 27.53% on the year (27.06% expressed in euro).
Private pension funds in Romania had 6.8 million contributors at the end of December 2016, 3.69% more than at the end of December 2015.
Net assets of voluntary private pension funds (Pillar III) reached RON1.5 billion (EUR0.33 billion) at the end of December 2016, up 19.92% against December 2015.