Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
19.4%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
0.9%
Colombia
Median
7.6%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 19.4% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 0.9% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.6%, and the mean is 9.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 80.0%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 55.4%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.4% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 19.4% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 19.2% | 2018 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 4 | Serbia | 19.1% | 2022 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 18.7% | 2020 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 18.3% | 2019 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 17.3% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 17.0% | 2021 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.1% | 2020 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 14.3% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 13.9% | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 11.2% | 2020 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 10.9% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 14 | Turkey | 10.4% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 8.4% | 2020 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 8.1% | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 7.9% | 2022 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 7.3% | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 6.6% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 6.0% | 2018 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.2% | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 5.2% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 4.5% | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 4.4% | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 4.3% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 4.0% | 2022 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 3.4% | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 2.9% | 2022 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 2.9% | 2021 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 2.5% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Paraguay | 1.3% | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2019 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 33 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2021 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population