Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 25.2% in Armenia; the lowest is 0.3% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.1%, and the mean is 7.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 77.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 406.5%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 91.8%).
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 25.2% | 2022 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 24.0% | 2021 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2020 | up 230.0% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 12.4% | 2017 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Kosovo | 12.4% | 2017 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 12.3% | 2022 | up 359.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Serbia | 12.2% | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 12.1% | 2021 | up 266.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 11.8% | 2022 | up 406.5% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 11.1% | 2018 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 8.3% | 2018 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 7.5% | 2021 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 7.3% | 2019 | up 171.9% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 7.1% | 2022 | up 150.7% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 6.6% | 2022 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 16 | Belarus | 6.5% | 2019 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 5.4% | 2022 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 4.9% | 2021 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 4.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 4.4% | 2020 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 21 | Mongolia | 4.0% | 2020 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 4.0% | 2019 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 3.4% | 2021 | up 185.4% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 3.3% | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 2.9% | 2019 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.6% | 2021 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 2.5% | 2020 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 2.1% | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 29 | Honduras | 2.0% | 2019 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 1.8% | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 1.3% | 2022 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 1.1% | 2022 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2022 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2022 | down 90.3% | 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