Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Chile

Chile: Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile was 7.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.0%
Change on year
up 66.1%
World rank
13th
of 34 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2022
All-time low
2.4%
in 2015
Years of data
8
2006–2022

Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Chile, 2006–2022

2345672006201420222006: 4.8 % of total social insurance benefits2009: 5 % of total social insurance benefits2011: 5.1 % of total social insurance benefits2013: 4.6 % of total social insurance benefits2015: 2.4 % of total social insurance benefits2017: 3.8 % of total social insurance benefits2020: 4.2 % of total social insurance benefits2022: 7 % of total social insurance benefits

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total social insurance benefits.

Analysis

Chile recorded 7.0% for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 66.1% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Chile peaked at 7.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2015.

Chile ranks 13th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits) in Chile, 2006 to 2022.
Year % of total social insurance benefits Change
2006 4.8%
2009 5.0% +3.6%
2011 5.1% +2.2%
2013 4.6% -10.6%
2015 2.4% -47.9%
2017 3.8% +61.2%
2020 4.2% +9.8%
2022 7.0% +66.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 7.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 7.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3%, 5.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.9% 4.8% 5.0% 2
2010s 4.0% 2.4% 5.1% 4
2020s 5.6% 4.2% 7.0% 2

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 10 Kazakhstan 8.6% compare
  2. 11 Romania 8.1% compare
  3. 12 Mongolia 7.2% compare
  4. 14 Türkiye 4.5% compare
  5. 15 Argentina 3.4% compare
  6. 16 Sri Lanka 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Chile?
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile in Chile was 7.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
How does Chile rank for benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile?
Chile ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits)
Unit
% of total social insurance benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.