Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
33
Highest
44.8%
Thailand
Lowest
0.3%
Honduras
Median
15.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
342
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 44.8% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.3% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.3%, and the mean is 17.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 172.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 158.9%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 93.4%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 44.8% | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 2 | Ukraine | 40.1% | 2020 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 37.1% | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 37.0% | 2018 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 36.6% | 2021 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 34.5% | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 7 | Chile | 32.0% | 2022 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.7% | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 30.3% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo | 30.2% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 27.3% | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 26.6% | 2022 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 25.1% | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 17.2% | 2019 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 16.6% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 15.4% | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 15.3% | 2020 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.0% | 2021 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 6.8% | 2021 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 6.7% | 2022 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 6.5% | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 4.1% | 2022 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 3.9% | 2022 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 3.8% | 2022 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 3.4% | 2022 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 26 | El Salvador | 2.6% | 2022 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.5% | 2021 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 2.3% | 2022 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 1.8% | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2022 | up 57.8% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2022 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2021 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2019 | down 79.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population