Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Thailand

Thailand: Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions was 17.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
17.0%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
4th
of 25 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2009
All-time low
13.4%
in 2006
Years of data
9
2006–2021

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Thailand, 2006–2021

0510152006201320212006: 13.4 preT2009: 17.3 preT2011: 15.4 preT2013: 14.8 preT2017: 16.7 preT2018: 16.2 preT2019: 16.9 preT2020: 16.5 preT2021: 17 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions in Thailand is 17.0%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions in Thailand peaked at 17.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2006.

That places Thailand 4th out of 25 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT) in Thailand, 2006 to 2021.
Year preT Change
2006 13.4%
2009 17.3% +28.7%
2011 15.4% -10.8%
2013 14.8% -4.1%
2017 16.7% +12.9%
2018 16.2% -3.2%
2019 16.9% +4.7%
2020 16.5% -2.7%
2021 17.0% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.4% 13.4% 17.3% 2
2010s 16.0% 14.8% 16.9% 5
2020s 16.7% 16.5% 17.0% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 1 South Africa 19.7% compare
  2. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.5% compare
  3. 3 Mexico 17.8% compare
  4. 5 Georgia 15.3% compare
  5. 6 Serbia 14.5% compare
  6. 7 Honduras 14.0% compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

More work & labour data for Thailand

All data for Thailand →

Frequently asked questions

What is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions in Thailand?
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions in Thailand was 17.0% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2006.
How does Thailand rank for beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions?
Thailand ranks 4th out of 25 countries with data for 2021.
Is beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - social pensions rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Thailand. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-4th-quintile-percent-social-pensions-pret/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/beneficiary-incidence-in-4th-quintile-percent-social-pensions-pret/thailand/">Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions in Thailand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population