The statistic shows the share of people in selected countries worldwide that believed shortfalls in their retirement savings would impact the amount of money they would able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country. It was found that 61 percent of the respondents from the United States, who believed they could not make up their retirement shortfalls, stated that the shortfalls in their retirement savings might require them to cut down spending on food and fuel.
Share of people that believe shortfalls in their retirement savings will impact the amount of money they are able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country
Characteristic
Share of respondents
UK
62%
U.S.
49%
Australia
46%
France
43%
Canada
42%
Average
39%
Taiwan
37%
Malaysia
31%
Hong Kong
30%
Singapore
30%
Egypt
27%
Mexico
26%
Brazil
25%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
Adjust the presentation of the statistic and data points.
Share the statistic on social media channels or embed the statistic in your
website using "Embed Code", where available.
Cite this statistic and select one of the following formats: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA & Bluebook.
Print the statistic including description and metadata.
Chart type
Share of people that believe shortfalls in their retirement savings will impact the amount of money they are able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
The research surveyed 16,000 people in 15 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. The findings are based on a representative online sample, covering people of working age (25 and over) and those in retirement.
Among those who do not think they can make up their retirement shortfalls.
Not all respondents were of retiring ages.
The source contains no information as to how the survey was carried out.
Statista has been my savior on several occasions.
The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can
go right into a report or presentation.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
HSBC. (January 6, 2013). Share of people that believe shortfalls in their retirement savings will impact the amount of money they are able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276370/retirement-shortfalls-and-implications-on-food-and-fuel-spending/
HSBC. "Share of people that believe shortfalls in their retirement savings will impact the amount of money they are able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country." Chart. January 6, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276370/retirement-shortfalls-and-implications-on-food-and-fuel-spending/
HSBC. (2013). Share of people that believe shortfalls in their retirement savings will impact the amount of money they are able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/276370/retirement-shortfalls-and-implications-on-food-and-fuel-spending/
HSBC. "Share of People That Believe Shortfalls in Their Retirement Savings Will Impact The Amount of Money They Are Able to Spend on Food and Fuel as of 2013, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276370/retirement-shortfalls-and-implications-on-food-and-fuel-spending/
HSBC, Share of people that believe shortfalls in their retirement savings will impact the amount of money they are able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/276370/retirement-shortfalls-and-implications-on-food-and-fuel-spending/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Share of people that believe shortfalls in their retirement savings will impact the amount of money they are able to spend on food and fuel as of 2013, by country [Graph], HSBC, January 6, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276370/retirement-shortfalls-and-implications-on-food-and-fuel-spending/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
