Dataset
The percentage of respondents who report personally receiving any transfer or pension from the government in the past year. This includes payments for educational or medical expenses, unemployment benefits, subsidy payments, or any kind of social benefits. It also includes payments for a pension from the government, military, or public sector, (% age 15+)
wb-indicators:fin37.38
World Bank
Received government transfer or pension (% age 15+) carries observations for 161 countries and areas:
Afghanistan · Albania · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Costa Rica · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · Finland · France · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Greece · Guatemala · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · Indonesia · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Korea, Rep. · Kosovo · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Mexico · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · New Zealand · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · South Sudan · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Chad · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe