Adequacy of benefits (%) - 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
Countries reporting
34
Highest
97.2%
Thailand
Lowest
19.8%
El Salvador
Median
39.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 97.2% in Thailand; the lowest is 19.8% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.5%, and the mean is 44.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 138.6%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 40.8%).
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 97.2% | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 88.5% | 2019 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 88.4% | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 64.6% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 58.5% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 54.7% | 2021 | up 138.6% | rising |
| 7 | Moldova | 53.5% | 2018 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 52.4% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 50.3% | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 49.6% | 2019 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 49.0% | 2020 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 48.3% | 2020 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.0% | 2020 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 42.6% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 40.6% | 2022 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 39.9% | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 39.6% | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia | 39.5% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 39.0% | 2018 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 37.5% | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 35.8% | 2022 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 35.3% | 2021 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 34.4% | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 33.6% | 2019 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 33.5% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 26 | Panama | 31.3% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 27 | Vietnam | 30.9% | 2020 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 28 | Chile | 30.4% | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 29 | Kosovo | 29.7% | 2017 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 29.7% | 2017 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 31 | Honduras | 27.6% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.1% | 2021 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 23.8% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 34 | El Salvador | 19.8% | 2022 | down 40.8% | 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