Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -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 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 45.2% in Thailand; the lowest is 3.5% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.0%, and the mean is 22.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 661.5%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 79.5%).
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 45.2% | 2021 | up 245.6% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 42.6% | 2021 | up 661.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 37.5% | 2022 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 35.0% | 2022 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 34.6% | 2021 | up 157.7% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 34.1% | 2022 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 33.7% | 2022 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 32.9% | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 30.7% | 2018 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 30.7% | 2022 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 11 | Türkiye | 30.1% | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 28.2% | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.3% | 2020 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 26.8% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 26.6% | 2018 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 25.7% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Belarus | 22.4% | 2019 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 21.2% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 19 | Armenia | 21.0% | 2022 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.8% | 2021 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Panama | 19.3% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 18.7% | 2022 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 17.6% | 2021 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.5% | 2017 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo | 17.5% | 2017 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 17.0% | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 27 | Mongolia | 16.1% | 2020 | up 116.4% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 15.4% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 29 | Honduras | 15.2% | 2019 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 14.7% | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 13.6% | 2019 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 12.9% | 2021 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 9.3% | 2022 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.3% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 7.7% | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 36 | El Salvador | 5.9% | 2022 | down 79.5% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 3.5% | 2022 | down 23.2% | 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