Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
31
Highest
15.7%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
0.0%
Colombia
Median
4.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
292
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -rural is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 15.7% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 0.0% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 6.0%.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 103.6%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 100.0%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.7% | 2017 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo | 15.7% | 2017 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 3 | Ukraine | 15.1% | 2020 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 14.5% | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 13.8% | 2022 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.7% | 2020 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 12.9% | 2019 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 12.7% | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 10.3% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 10 | Belarus | 9.0% | 2019 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 7.6% | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 5.5% | 2022 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 13 | Uruguay | 5.2% | 2022 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 14 | Mongolia | 5.2% | 2020 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 15 | Türkiye | 4.7% | 2013 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 4.1% | 2022 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 3.7% | 2019 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 2.8% | 2022 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 2.8% | 2020 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 2.6% | 2018 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.8% | 2021 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2019 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2022 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2022 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 26 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2022 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 0.4% | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 0.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2021 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population