Moldova ranks 43rd in the ranking of average pensions based on data from 44 countries.
These are the data of a research made by Picodi.com analysts who examined pension payments in 44 countries of the world. In particular, the analysts looked at first-tier state pensions (retirement pensions). To make the ranking valid, they compared the net amounts, i.e., the money that a pensioner actually receives on his or her account or in his or her hands. As it turned out, among the 44 countries examined, the highest pension receive residents of Norway - 1797 euros per month, according to the latest official data. Switzerland (1,704 euros) and the United States (1,482 euros) stand out for high pension payments. The top 10 also includes: Finland (1458 euros), Austria (1449 euros), France (1393 euros), Spain (1248 euros), Ireland (1152 euros), Britain (1114 euros) and Sweden (1108 euros). As noted in the study, in Moldova, the average pension is 2,595 lei (128 euros), and it is 43rd in the ranking, despite the equality of the indicator with Albania, which was placed one line higher. Pensioners in Ukraine receive the lowest payments - the equivalent of 110 euros. As noted by experts, the figures relate only to the retirement pension in the presence of an appropriate length of service. Other types of pensions (such as funded pensions or voluntary non-state pension schemes) are not compulsory. As a rule, funds accumulated due to these types of pensions can be withdrawn by the pensioner as a lump sum upon reaching retirement age or gradually. Therefore it was not possible to include such savings in this study. // 21.04.2022 – InfoMarket
