Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
54.8%
Türkiye
Lowest
17.1%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
27.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 54.8% in Türkiye; the lowest is 17.1% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.0%, and the mean is 30.6%.
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 357.1%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 33.6%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 54.8% | 2019 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 53.9% | 2017 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo | 53.9% | 2017 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 45.8% | 2022 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 5 | Albania | 44.6% | 2018 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 41.5% | 2022 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 7 | Pakistan | 40.2% | 2018 | up 357.1% | rising |
| 8 | Ecuador | 40.1% | 2022 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 35.9% | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 35.7% | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 11 | Colombia | 34.4% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Honduras | 34.4% | 2019 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 33.3% | 2022 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 32.6% | 2019 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.0% | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 30.6% | 2018 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 29.7% | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 29.2% | 2022 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 19 | Armenia | 28.4% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 27.0% | 2019 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 21 | Panama | 26.9% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 22 | Romania | 26.8% | 2021 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 23 | Belarus | 25.8% | 2019 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 24 | Indonesia | 25.4% | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 25 | Mexico | 25.4% | 2022 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 24.7% | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 23.9% | 2022 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 23.8% | 2021 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 29 | Chile | 23.7% | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 23.6% | 2017 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 31 | Mongolia | 22.7% | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 32 | Georgia | 22.6% | 2021 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 33 | Malawi | 22.5% | 2019 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 34 | Thailand | 22.3% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 20.8% | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 36 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.5% | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 20.1% | 2020 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 38 | Ukraine | 18.2% | 2020 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.1% | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population