Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions (preT) by country
Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)
Countries reporting
34
Highest
36.79 preT
Uruguay
Lowest
3.12 preT
Armenia
Median
11.89 preT
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 36.79 preT in Uruguay; the lowest is 3.12 preT in Armenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.89 preT, and the mean is 13.5 preT.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 263.4%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 22.4%).
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 36.79 preT | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 28 preT | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 3 | Panama | 25.04 preT | 2023 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 4 | Brazil | 24.06 preT | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 23.87 preT | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 22.75 preT | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 21.58 preT | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia | 20.98 preT | 2021 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 20.6 preT | 2019 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 20.38 preT | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 11 | Turkey | 17.7 preT | 2019 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 17 preT | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 16.47 preT | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 14.49 preT | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 13.57 preT | 2022 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 13.12 preT | 2021 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 12.57 preT | 2021 | up 263.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 11.2 preT | 2021 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 10.48 preT | 2019 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 10.41 preT | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 8.7 preT | 2022 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 8.58 preT | 2020 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 7.92 preT | 2019 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 7.08 preT | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 6.91 preT | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 26 | Mongolia | 6.44 preT | 2020 | up 128.7% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 5.8 preT | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 28 | Moldova | 5.5 preT | 2018 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 4.44 preT | 2018 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.63 preT | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.35 preT | 2017 | up 149.2% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo | 3.35 preT | 2017 | up 149.2% | rising |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.12 preT | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 34 | Armenia | 3.12 preT | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
About this data
Average transfer amount of Contributory Pensions programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)