Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Thailand

Thailand: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions was 2.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.9%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2021
All-time low
1.3%
in 2009
Years of data
7
2006–2021

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Thailand, 2006–2021

01232006201320212006: 1.62009: 1.32011: 1.62013: 1.82017: 1.92019: 2.82021: 2.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 2.9% for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Thailand peaked at 2.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2009.

Thailand ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2006 1.6% —
2009 1.3% -14.8%
2011 1.6% +20.0%
2013 1.8% +9.4%
2017 1.9% +5.4%
2019 2.8% +52.3%
2021 2.9% +1.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 2.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6%, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.5% 1.3% 1.6% 2
2010s 2.0% 1.6% 2.8% 4
2020s 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 26 Mexico 4.0% compare
  2. 27 El Salvador 3.4% compare
  3. 28 Ecuador 2.9% compare
  4. 30 Bolivia 2.5% compare
  5. 31 Paraguay 1.3% compare
  6. 32 Honduras 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Thailand?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions in Thailand was 2.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2009.
How does Thailand rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions?
Thailand ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population