Spending on the subsidy for employment retention in Korea increased during the Great Recession
Pension coverage highest among workers in high and middle income countries
Most pensions systems have higher replacement rates for low-income earners
Net withdrawals were over half of all contributions paid, in 2015
In most low and medium income countries in Asia most elderly do not receive a pension or a non-contributory cash payment
Public social spending is increasing in Asia
Public health spending is increasing but still twice as high in the OECD as across Asia
Spending on health and elderly citizens are the two main areas of social protection
Zakat collection in Malaysia amounts to 0.2% of GDP
Social transfers in Australia and New Zealand are more likely to be income-tested than in other OECD countries
Increase public social and health spending are associated with less poverty and longer lives
Unlike the “breadth” of social spending its “depth” does not appear to be strongly related to income across countries
Social protection in Asia reaches the non-poor rather than the poor and men more than women
Pension coverage and GDP per capita
Tax revenue in Asia countries is well below the OECD average
The social protection indicator is generally higher in richer countries