Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) by country
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or...
What the numbers show
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 78.5% in Thailand; the lowest is 6.3% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.2%, and the mean is 32.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 336.2%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 74.6%).
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 78.5% | 2021 | up 336.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 65.0% | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 57.3% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 56.7% | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 53.0% | 2019 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 50.9% | 2018 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 50.3% | 2021 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 47.7% | 2021 | up 166.0% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 44.6% | 2020 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 44.5% | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 11 | Georgia | 42.3% | 2021 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.2% | 2020 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 41.4% | 2022 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 14 | Armenia | 40.8% | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 35.2% | 2022 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 34.7% | 2022 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 34.3% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 18 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 30.2% | 2017 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 18 | Kosovo | 30.2% | 2017 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 20 | Mongolia | 28.9% | 2020 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 28.4% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 22 | Chile | 28.3% | 2022 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 26.0% | 2022 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 25.3% | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 25 | Pakistan | 24.9% | 2018 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.3% | 2021 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 20.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 17.1% | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 14.0% | 2022 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 13.6% | 2020 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 12.6% | 2021 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 10.6% | 2019 | down 51.1% | flat |
| 33 | Malawi | 9.7% | 2019 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 34 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.4% | 2021 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 9.4% | 2022 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 9.0% | 2022 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 37 | El Salvador | 6.3% | 2022 | down 74.6% | falling |
About this data
Adequacy of social protection and labor programs (SPL) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in social insurance, social safety net, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.