Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group
What the numbers show
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 49.9% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.8% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.4%, and the mean is 13.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 60.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 1,050.5%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 88.2%).
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 49.9% | 2021 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 30.8% | 2019 | up 181.5% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 24.8% | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 23.5% | 2022 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 21.1% | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 20.1% | 2021 | up 176.8% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 19.4% | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 8 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.1% | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 8 | Kosovo | 19.1% | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 10 | Chile | 18.3% | 2022 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.0% | 2020 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 15.8% | 2022 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 15.4% | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 14.9% | 2022 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 13.7% | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 13.6% | 2023 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 13.2% | 2020 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 12.4% | 2018 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 11.7% | 2020 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 11.6% | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 10.9% | 2022 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 9.0% | 2021 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 8.5% | 2019 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.4% | 2021 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Paraguay | 7.1% | 2022 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 6.8% | 2022 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% | 2019 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 6.0% | 2022 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 29 | Malawi | 5.8% | 2019 | up 220.2% | volatile |
| 30 | El Salvador | 5.7% | 2022 | up 1,050.5% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 4.7% | 2018 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 4.7% | 2020 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 4.3% | 2021 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Honduras | 3.0% | 2019 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2022 | down 85.4% | volatile |
About this data
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group