Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group
What the numbers show
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 106.8% in Thailand; the lowest is 19.3% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.8%, and the mean is 45.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan, Republic of (up 141.1%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 44.0%).
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 106.8% | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 93.5% | 2019 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 84.1% | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus, Republic of | 64.0% | 2019 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 5 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 61.1% | 2021 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 60.9% | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 55.4% | 2019 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 53.5% | 2020 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia, Republic of | 52.7% | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova, Republic of | 52.3% | 2018 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 50.0% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 45.3% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 13 | Ukraine | 43.6% | 2020 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 43.4% | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 15 | Kyrgyz Republic | 43.1% | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 16 | Bolivia | 41.3% | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 17 | Argentina | 40.8% | 2022 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 40.2% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Armenia, Republic of | 38.9% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 38.0% | 2018 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 36.2% | 2020 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 36.0% | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 34.0% | 2022 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 33.2% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 32.8% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 31.6% | 2019 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 27 | Chile | 30.5% | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 28 | Kosovo | 30.0% | 2017 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 30.0% | 2022 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 30 | Ecuador | 28.3% | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 26.8% | 2022 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.6% | 2021 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 19.3% | 2022 | down 44.0% | falling |
About this data
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group