Ireland moves up one place in global pension rankings

Ireland’s retirement system has received a B-grade in global index

Ireland is now ranked ahead of larger European countries such as Germany, Belgium and France.

Ireland’s pension system is ranked in 13th place out of 43 countries in the 2021 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, having moved up one position from the previous year.

Ireland is ahead of larger European countries such as Germany (14th), Belgium (17th) and France (21st), but behind Iceland, the Netherlands and Denmark which were ranked in the top 3 places respectively.