Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
56.2%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
18.9%
Ukraine
Median
27.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 56.2% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 18.9% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.9%, and the mean is 32.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 383.8%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 37.4%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 56.2% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo | 56.2% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 54.8% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 50.9% | 2018 | up 383.8% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 46.1% | 2022 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 44.7% | 2019 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | Albania | 44.6% | 2018 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 43.3% | 2022 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 41.5% | 2022 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.1% | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 37.6% | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 37.6% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 13 | Uruguay | 36.2% | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 35.5% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 32.1% | 2022 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 31.3% | 2018 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 30.7% | 2019 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 30.3% | 2021 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 29.3% | 2019 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 20 | Armenia | 27.9% | 2022 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 21 | Poland | 27.8% | 2019 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Panama | 27.2% | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 27.0% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 27.0% | 2021 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 25 | Belarus | 25.2% | 2019 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 25.2% | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 24.5% | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 24.5% | 2022 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 23.9% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 30 | Georgia | 23.8% | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 31 | Thailand | 23.5% | 2021 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 23.3% | 2017 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 33 | Mexico | 23.0% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 34 | Mongolia | 22.5% | 2020 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 21.4% | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.6% | 2021 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 20.2% | 2020 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.4% | 2021 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 39 | Ukraine | 18.9% | 2020 | down 21.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population