Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
33
Highest
15.7%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.1%
Paraguay
Median
2.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
342
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 15.7% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.1% in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 5.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 293.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 480.9%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 89.8%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 15.7% | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo | 15.0% | 2017 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 3 | Moldova, Republic of | 13.7% | 2018 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 4 | Armenia, Republic of | 13.4% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia, Republic of | 13.3% | 2022 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12.9% | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus, Republic of | 11.4% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 8 | Poland, Republic of | 10.8% | 2019 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 8.6% | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 8.0% | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 7.0% | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 6.9% | 2020 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 13 | Türkiye, Republic of | 4.3% | 2019 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 3.4% | 2022 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 17 | Uruguay | 2.5% | 2022 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 2.5% | 2020 | up 133.7% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 2.0% | 2018 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 1.9% | 2022 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 1.7% | 2022 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 1.7% | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 1.3% | 2022 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Thailand | 1.1% | 2021 | up 480.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2022 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 0.7% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2021 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Bolivia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 31 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2021 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2022 | up 46.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population