Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
17.0%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0.2%
South Africa
Median
3.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 17.0% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.2% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.7%, and the mean is 6.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 91.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 90.2%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 64.2%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 17.0% | 2018 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 2 | Ukraine | 15.5% | 2020 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 14.6% | 2017 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo | 14.6% | 2017 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 5 | Armenia | 14.3% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 14.2% | 2022 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 12.7% | 2019 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 10.8% | 2021 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.7% | 2020 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 10.1% | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 8.0% | 2020 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 8.0% | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 6.9% | 2022 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 5.0% | 2020 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 15 | Türkiye | 4.3% | 2019 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.2% | 2021 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 3.9% | 2019 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 3.4% | 2022 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 3.1% | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 20 | Panama | 2.5% | 2023 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 2.4% | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 2.4% | 2022 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 2.3% | 2018 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 2.2% | 2021 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 1.9% | 2022 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 1.9% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 1.9% | 2022 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 1.8% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 1.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2019 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2021 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2022 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2021 | down 55.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population