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Pensions

United Kingdom · Public and private pension spending

Old-age and survivors' pensions as % of GDP by who pays them: public schemes (cash benefits) and private schemes, mandatory or voluntary (pension funds, occupational plans). OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX). Shows how much of retirement income flows through private funds rather than public spending.· Old-age and survivors’ pensions only (OECD SOCX branch « old age » + « survivors »): disability pensions and elderly care services are not included. Public = cash benefits of public schemes, the figure of the pension spending card outside Europe.· Private = benefits of mandatory and voluntary private schemes (pension funds, occupational plans, annuities), published by the OECD as a single total. Where the private series breaks (a jump of more than 2 points in a year: Japan 1997, Australia 2007) the card starts on the new basis.· Licence : OECD terms and conditions · source: OECD, Social Expenditure Database (SOCX)
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Private pensions (mandatory and voluntary)Public pensions
Source: OCDE· Data 2022
Old-age and survivors’ pensionsPrivate: OECD total, breaks cut
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