Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -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 Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 78.4% in Thailand; the lowest is 3.3% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.7%, and the mean is 31.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 841.6%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 76.9%).
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 78.4% | 2021 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Serbia | 51.0% | 2022 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 49.8% | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 47.0% | 2018 | up 182.7% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 46.9% | 2021 | up 841.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 46.5% | 2021 | up 171.8% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 45.2% | 2021 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.4% | 2020 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 41.6% | 2022 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 39.1% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 39.0% | 2022 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 12 | Argentina | 38.4% | 2022 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 38.2% | 2022 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 14 | Pakistan | 38.0% | 2018 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 36.2% | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 36.1% | 2022 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 35.6% | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 18 | Belarus | 32.9% | 2019 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 32.5% | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 20 | Armenia | 30.3% | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 28.2% | 2020 | up 215.8% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 24.5% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 24.0% | 2021 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.9% | 2021 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 22.9% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo | 21.5% | 2017 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.5% | 2017 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 21.4% | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 29 | Honduras | 19.4% | 2019 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 17.9% | 2019 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 17.1% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 12.0% | 2020 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 11.4% | 2022 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.4% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 7.5% | 2022 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 36 | Indonesia | 3.3% | 2022 | down 25.6% | 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