Adequacy of benefits in 4th 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 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 38.2% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.4% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.2%, and the mean is 10.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 92.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 613.8%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 92.5%).
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 38.2% | 2021 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 26.0% | 2022 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Serbia | 23.4% | 2022 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 22.4% | 2022 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 18.4% | 2017 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Kosovo | 18.4% | 2017 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 17.9% | 2021 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Chile | 17.4% | 2022 | up 259.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 15.5% | 2019 | up 232.2% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.9% | 2020 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 11.8% | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 11.2% | 2018 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 9.8% | 2022 | up 62.8% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 9.7% | 2019 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Ecuador | 9.3% | 2022 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 9.0% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 8.2% | 2020 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Türkiye | 8.2% | 2019 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 7.0% | 2022 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Mongolia | 6.9% | 2020 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 6.2% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 5.5% | 2021 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 5.0% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 4.8% | 2021 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 4.6% | 2019 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.3% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 4.0% | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 3.8% | 2019 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 3.7% | 2018 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 3.0% | 2022 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 31 | Uruguay | 2.8% | 2022 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 2.7% | 2022 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 2.1% | 2022 | up 613.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Honduras | 1.9% | 2019 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 92.5% | 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