Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Average transfer amount of Social Assistance programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)
Countries reporting
34
Highest
6.87
Chile
Lowest
0.1275
Colombia
Median
1.81
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 6.87 in Chile; the lowest is 0.1275 in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.81, and the mean is 2.04.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 54.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 35,171.6%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 92.8%).
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 6.87 | 2022 | up 2,011.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 5.9 | 2022 | up 384.6% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 3.95 | 2022 | up 495.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Serbia | 3.93 | 2022 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 5 | Georgia | 3.78 | 2021 | up 124.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 3.46 | 2021 | up 420.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 3.17 | 2019 | up 207.3% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 2.73 | 2022 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 2.55 | 2022 | up 439.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Romania | 2.46 | 2021 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 2.34 | 2022 | up 2,724.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 2.21 | 2022 | up 190.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Belarus | 2.2 | 2019 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.06 | 2017 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 14 | Kosovo | 2.06 | 2017 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 1.94 | 2020 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Türkiye | 1.84 | 2019 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 1.79 | 2021 | up 166.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.69 | 2020 | up 257.9% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Moldova | 1.59 | 2018 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 1.54 | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 1.33 | 2018 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.23 | 2021 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 1.09 | 2022 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.9249 | 2021 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.8665 | 2019 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Mongolia | 0.7106 | 2020 | up 51.6% | falling |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0.6634 | 2020 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 0.646 | 2019 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Indonesia | 0.539 | 2022 | up 160.9% | rising |
| 31 | Paraguay | 0.4294 | 2022 | up 2,480.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 0.3536 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.3336 | 2022 | up 35,171.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.1275 | 2022 | down 91.3% | volatile |
About this data
Average transfer amount of Social Assistance programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)