Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 26.2% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.3% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 7.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 79.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 360.1%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 90.6%).
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 26.2% | 2021 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 23.5% | 2022 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 12.6% | 2022 | up 338.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 12.6% | 2021 | up 221.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Serbia | 12.5% | 2022 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 12.4% | 2017 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Kosovo | 12.4% | 2017 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 12.2% | 2022 | up 360.1% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.9% | 2020 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 8.6% | 2018 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 8.5% | 2019 | up 200.2% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 8.3% | 2022 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 8.0% | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 7.1% | 2019 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Argentina | 6.6% | 2022 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 6.1% | 2018 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 5.9% | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 5.7% | 2020 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 5.7% | 2022 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 4.5% | 2021 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Mongolia | 4.3% | 2020 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 4.2% | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Türkiye | 4.0% | 2019 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 3.5% | 2021 | up 118.4% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 3.2% | 2019 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.8% | 2021 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 2.8% | 2020 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 2.5% | 2019 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 2.5% | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 2.2% | 2019 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 1.9% | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 1.6% | 2022 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 1.5% | 2022 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2022 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2022 | down 89.1% | 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