The total value of individual retirement account (IRA) assets in the United States increased considerably between 1995 and 2021. As of 2021, total assets of IRAs in the United States reached a value of 14 trillion U.S. dollars, of which 6.2 trillion U.S. dollars were invested in mutual funds, accounting for roughly 44 percent of total IRA assets.
Total value of individual retirement accounts (IRA) assets in the United States from 1995 to 2021, by investment type
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
*Values for 2020 and 2021 are estimates for "other assets"
Other assets includes individual stocks, individual bonds, closed-end funds, ETFs, and other assets held through brokerage or trust accounts.
Life insurance company IRA assets are annuities held by IRAs, excluding variable annuity mutual fund IRA assets, which are included in mutual funds.
Bank and thrift deposits include Keogh deposits.
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ICI. (June 8, 2022). Total value of individual retirement accounts (IRA) assets in the United States from 1995 to 2021, by investment type (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273757/ira-assets-by-investment-type-us/
ICI. "Total value of individual retirement accounts (IRA) assets in the United States from 1995 to 2021, by investment type (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273757/ira-assets-by-investment-type-us/
ICI. (2022). Total value of individual retirement accounts (IRA) assets in the United States from 1995 to 2021, by investment type (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273757/ira-assets-by-investment-type-us/
ICI. "Total Value of Individual Retirement Accounts (Ira) Assets in The United States from 1995 to 2021, by Investment Type (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273757/ira-assets-by-investment-type-us/
ICI, Total value of individual retirement accounts (IRA) assets in the United States from 1995 to 2021, by investment type (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273757/ira-assets-by-investment-type-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total value of individual retirement accounts (IRA) assets in the United States from 1995 to 2021, by investment type (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], ICI, June 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273757/ira-assets-by-investment-type-us/
