2026 Asia Pacific Benefits Survey

Stay ahead of evolving employee expectations across Asia Pacific.

The Aon Asia Pacific Benefits Survey provides a comprehensive view of benefit practices across the region, helping organizations understand emerging trends and make informed decisions with confidence at both regional and local levels.

By participating, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable market insights, understand how benefit programs are evolving across the region, identify emerging practices, and uncover opportunities to optimize cost and value. Results are delivered through Aon's Explorer Online Benchmarking platform, providing always-on access to fresh, data-driven insights throughout the year.

Whether you are refining your total rewards strategy, planning future investments, supporting benefit renewals, or responding to changing workforce needs, the survey provides a strong foundation for evidence-based decision-making.

APAC coverage across 14 key markets

The survey provides comparable views across the region while reflecting the unique regulatory, cost and competitive dynamics in each market.

Markets list:

• Australia
• New Zealand
• India
• Singapore
• Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Philippines
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Taiwan
• Malaysia
• Japan
• South Korea (local insights)
• Greater China (local insights)

Additional bespoke market, industry or peer cohort analysis is available on request.

What We Measure

The survey covers the full spectrum of employee benefits, enabling you to understand both prevalence and design across the region.

You’ll see how your organisation compares on both benefit prevalence and design features, by market and peer group.

Powered by Aon’s Explorer Online Benchmarking platform

Opportunity to explore beyond a published report. Clients can also opt for access to reports via Aon’s Explorer Online Benchmarking tool — a modern decision‑support tool that puts rich analytics directly into your hands.

Key benefits:

• Unlimited self-service access for authorised users
• Integrated cost benchmarking with automated analytics and intuitive visualisations — benefits and cost in one view
• Multi‑country comparisons in a single interface
• Industry and peer‑group comparisons

Coming soon: cost modelling and quantitative valuations to support scenario planning and business cases.

Access Options

Choose the level of access that best matches your decision‑making needs. All survey participants receive a complimentary executive summary and a full market-level report.

Tier 1 – Core Insights (Free)

• Executive summary of key findings and market trends
• Market specific benchmarking report
• Aggregated survey results and insights

Tier 2 – Enhanced Benchmarking (Premium)

• Everything in Core Insights
• Tailored analytics by industry, custom peer groups and multi‑country comparisons
• Self-service access to advanced filters and customised reporting
• Ideal for strategic rewards teams supporting executive decision‑making

Bespoke market, industry and peer cohort analyses are available on request.

Why Participate

Participation in the Aon Asia Pacific Benefits Survey helps you:

• Benchmark your benefits against leading employers across APAC
• Identify emerging practices and innovation in benefit design
• Support total rewards and HR strategy discussions with robust data
• Understand evolving market trends and employee expectations
• Turn insights into actionable decisions on cost, competitiveness and employee experience

Your input also strengthens the quality of insights available to the wider employer community across the region.

Key Dates

• Survey opens: *17 September 2026
• Survey closes: 30 November 2026
• Results available: Q1 2027

*Phase 1 launch applies to Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Japan. The remaining markets — Philippines, Thailand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia will form Phase 2, with launch dates to be announced.