1. 7% Information available for 178 countries (100%) CONTRIBUTORY
Old-age pension schemes anchored in national legislation providing periodic cash benefits
166 countries | 93%
Information available for 178 countries (100%)
Contributory scheme only
77 countries 43%
No old-age pension scheme anchored in national legislation
providing periodic cash benefits
12 countries 7%
(of which 11 countries with provident funds providing lump-sum benefits to employees and sometimes also self-employed)
Contributory scheme
and
non-contributory universal scheme
27 countries 15%
non-contributory means-tested scheme
50 countries 28%
Non-contributory universal scheme only
9 countries 5%
Non-contributory means-tested scheme only
3 countries 2%
NON-CONTRIBUTORY
CONTRIBUTORY
Figure 4.3 Overview of old-age pension schemes anchored in national legislation, by type of scheme, 2012/13
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