Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Moldova

Moldova: Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions was 53.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
53.5%
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
7th
of 34 countries
All-time high
53.5%
in 2018
All-time low
37.2%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Moldova, 2010–2018

02040602010201420182010: 37.22012: 38.72013: 38.92017: 44.22018: 53.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 53.5% for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Moldova peaked at 53.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2010.

Moldova ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 37.2% —
2012 38.7% +3.9%
2013 38.9% +0.4%
2017 44.2% +13.7%
2018 53.5% +21.1%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 53.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 53.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.5%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 4 Belarus 64.6% compare
  2. 5 Serbia 58.5% compare
  3. 6 Kazakhstan 54.7% compare
  4. 8 Uruguay 52.4% compare
  5. 9 South Africa 50.3% compare
  6. 10 Turkey 49.6% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Moldova?
Adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions in Moldova was 53.5% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2010.
How does Moldova rank for adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions?
Moldova ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
Is adequacy of benefits (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group