Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Argentina

Argentina: Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions was 31.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
31.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 37 countries
All-time high
35.4%
in 2017
All-time low
22.3%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2022

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Argentina, 2006–2022

0102030402006201420222006: 22.32010: 29.62011: 29.32012: 292013: 30.62014: 31.42016: 34.72017: 35.42018: 33.92019: 34.32020: 31.22021: 31.82022: 31.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 31.6% for coverage (%) - contributory pensions in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Argentina peaked at 35.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2006.

That places Argentina 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 22.3% —
2010 29.6% +32.4%
2011 29.3% -0.8%
2012 29.0% -1.2%
2013 30.6% +5.6%
2014 31.4% +2.8%
2016 34.7% +10.3%
2017 35.4% +2.0%
2018 33.9% -4.1%
2019 34.3% +1.2%
2020 31.2% -9.1%
2021 31.8% +1.9%
2022 31.6% -0.5%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 31.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 31.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.9%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +32.4% 22.3% 29.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.3% 22.3% 22.3% 1
2010s 32.0% 29.0% 35.4% 9
2020s 31.5% 31.2% 31.8% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 14 Turkey 36.3% compare
  2. 15 Uruguay 33.3% compare
  3. 16 Mongolia 32.4% compare
  4. 18 Brazil 28.3% compare
  5. 19 Chile 23.1% compare
  6. 20 Costa Rica 21.7% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Argentina?
Coverage (%) - contributory pensions in Argentina was 31.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest coverage (%) - contributory pensions recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2006.
How does Argentina rank for coverage (%) - contributory pensions?
Argentina ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is coverage (%) - contributory pensions rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Coverage (%) - Contributory Pensions
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 369 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Contributory Pensions programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)