Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (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 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 74.6% in South Africa; the lowest is 4.7% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.5%, and the mean is 26.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 510.4%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 80.7%).
Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 74.6% | 2021 | up 510.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Thailand | 62.1% | 2021 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 43.2% | 2019 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 42.4% | 2021 | up 140.9% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 41.7% | 2022 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 41.6% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Serbia | 39.9% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 35.1% | 2022 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 34.7% | 2022 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 34.2% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 33.6% | 2020 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 33.1% | 2019 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 32.8% | 2018 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 31.5% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 15 | Armenia | 30.4% | 2022 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 28.8% | 2020 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 17 | Georgia | 25.9% | 2021 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 25.9% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 25.5% | 2018 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 24.2% | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 23.5% | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 22 | Kosovo | 23.3% | 2017 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 22 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 23.3% | 2017 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 21.4% | 2020 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 19.1% | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 17.8% | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 17.4% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.2% | 2021 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 11.8% | 2022 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 11.4% | 2021 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 31 | Honduras | 10.1% | 2019 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 9.3% | 2020 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.2% | 2021 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 7.0% | 2022 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 5.7% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 5.1% | 2019 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 37 | El Salvador | 4.7% | 2022 | down 80.7% | falling |
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