Regional Disparities in Social Security in China and Transfer Payments

In this article the regional disparities in social security in China are analyzed in terms of such indicators as the proportion of social security expenditure in the gross domestic product (GDP) across the country, the proportion of overall social security expenditure in the fiscal expenditure, ratio between revenue and expenditure of the old-age social insurance funds, shortfall, pension replacement rate, and the dependency ratio. With old-age insurance as an example, the disparities are divided into two factors, namely, dependency ratio and replacement rate. Based on the national average level, subsidies amounting to social security transfer payments for the shortfall area can be determined. Proposals for reforms in basic work including finance and statistics are made from the angle of social security transfer payments.