Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance 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 is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 58.2% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.8% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6%, and the mean is 15.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 1,070.3%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 88.1%).
Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 58.2% | 2021 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 32.6% | 2019 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 29.8% | 2022 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 27.4% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 26.5% | 2022 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 23.2% | 2017 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 6 | Kosovo | 23.2% | 2017 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 22.9% | 2021 | up 198.6% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.3% | 2020 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 18.9% | 2021 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 17.6% | 2022 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 12 | Chile | 17.2% | 2022 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 16.8% | 2019 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 16.0% | 2022 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 15.2% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 14.6% | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 14.0% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 13.6% | 2020 | up 40.6% | falling |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 13.1% | 2020 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 12.9% | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 12.3% | 2022 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 10.2% | 2019 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 9.3% | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 8.9% | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.2% | 2021 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 8.0% | 2019 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 6.7% | 2022 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 28 | Peru | 6.4% | 2022 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 29 | Malawi | 5.9% | 2019 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 30 | El Salvador | 5.8% | 2022 | up 1,070.3% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 5.0% | 2020 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 32 | Pakistan | 4.6% | 2018 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 4.1% | 2021 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Honduras | 3.0% | 2019 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2022 | down 88.1% | 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