Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
55.7%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
17.6%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
24.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
365
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 55.7% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 17.6% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.5%, and the mean is 26.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 167.2%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 40.8%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 55.7% | 2017 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 55.7% | 2017 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 41.2% | 2013 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 34.0% | 2022 | down 33.4% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 33.1% | 2022 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 32.6% | 2018 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 30.6% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 8 | Uruguay | 30.3% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 30.0% | 2018 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 27.9% | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 11 | Belarus | 27.6% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 27.5% | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.4% | 2020 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 14 | Honduras | 26.5% | 2019 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 26.3% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 26.1% | 2022 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 17 | Ecuador | 25.7% | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 25.3% | 2019 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 24.5% | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 24.1% | 2022 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 23.6% | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 22 | Panama | 23.5% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 23.0% | 2017 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 24 | Mongolia | 23.0% | 2020 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 22.6% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | Georgia | 22.2% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Colombia | 21.9% | 2022 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 28 | Malawi | 21.5% | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 29 | South Africa | 21.4% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 30 | Thailand | 21.2% | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 20.4% | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 20.3% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 20.3% | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 20.3% | 2020 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.1% | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 19.3% | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.6% | 2021 | down 2.6% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population