Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 52.2% in Thailand; the lowest is 17.8% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 30.8%, and the mean is 31.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 133.4%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 39.4%).
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 52.2% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 49.2% | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 44.5% | 2019 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 42.6% | 2021 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 41.8% | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 40.8% | 2021 | up 133.4% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 39.1% | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 36.6% | 2022 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 36.5% | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 36.1% | 2022 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 35.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 12 | Bolivia | 35.7% | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 33.9% | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mongolia | 33.5% | 2020 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 33.1% | 2018 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 31.7% | 2019 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 31.3% | 2021 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 30.3% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Belarus | 30.2% | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 30.0% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 21 | Moldova | 28.7% | 2018 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 22 | Panama | 28.3% | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.4% | 2020 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 25.9% | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 23.6% | 2019 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.4% | 2021 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 21.9% | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 28 | Vietnam | 21.6% | 2020 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 29 | Armenia | 21.5% | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 20.9% | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 19.6% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 18.7% | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 33 | Kosovo | 17.8% | 2017 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.8% | 2017 | up 76.5% | rising |
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