Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
19.8%
Moldova
Lowest
0.9%
South Africa
Median
8.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 19.8% in Moldova; the lowest is 0.9% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.0%, and the mean is 9.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 29.6%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 50.1%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 19.8% | 2018 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.5% | 2017 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo | 19.5% | 2017 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 19.4% | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 19.4% | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | Armenia | 18.1% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 17.8% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 16.4% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 15.6% | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.0% | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 11 | Chile | 13.7% | 2022 | up 29.5% | flat |
| 12 | Mongolia | 11.6% | 2020 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 13 | Turkey | 10.4% | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 9.9% | 2021 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 15 | Vietnam | 9.2% | 2020 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.1% | 2021 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 8.0% | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 8.0% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 7.9% | 2022 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 6.4% | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 5.8% | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 5.7% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 5.4% | 2022 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 5.1% | 2021 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 25 | Panama | 4.9% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 4.6% | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 4.5% | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 4.2% | 2018 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 29 | Ecuador | 3.6% | 2022 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 2.9% | 2019 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia | 2.8% | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 1.9% | 2022 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2021 | down 50.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population