Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Argentina

Argentina: Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private was 22.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.5%
Change on year
up 54.4%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
30.3%
in 2010
All-time low
1.6%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2006–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Argentina, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 30 preT2010: 30.3 preT2013: 22.8 preT2016: 1.6 preT2017: 22.1 preT2018: 21.6 preT2019: 20.6 preT2020: 21 preT2021: 14.6 preT2022: 22.5 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2022, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Argentina stood at 22.5%.

That represents a change of up 54.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Argentina peaked at 30.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2016.

Argentina ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Argentina, 2006 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2006 30.0%
2010 30.3% +0.9%
2013 22.8% -24.8%
2016 1.6% -92.8%
2017 22.1% +1240.2%
2018 21.6% -2.0%
2019 20.6% -4.5%
2020 21.0% +1.8%
2021 14.6% -30.6%
2022 22.5% +54.4%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 22.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.0%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 22.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.9%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 1
2010s 19.8% 1.6% 30.3% 6
2020s 19.4% 14.6% 22.5% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 5 Mongolia 26.3% compare
  2. 6 Armenia 26.2% compare
  3. 7 Republic of Moldova 24.5% compare
  4. 9 Sri Lanka 20.8% compare
  5. 10 Uruguay 19.7% compare
  6. 11 Paraguay 18.6% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Argentina?
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private in Argentina was 22.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
How does Argentina rank for adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private?
Argentina ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - domestic private rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group