Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
28
Highest
27.5%
Armenia
Lowest
2.5%
Ecuador
Median
17.3%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
272
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 27.5% in Armenia; the lowest is 2.5% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.3%, and the mean is 16.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 288.6%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 79.0%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 27.5% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 26.5% | 2018 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 25.6% | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 23.7% | 2022 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 23.5% | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 22.7% | 2021 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 22.1% | 2022 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.1% | 2020 | up 39.2% | flat |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 19.8% | 2018 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 18.7% | 2019 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 18.7% | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 18.6% | 2017 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 18.6% | 2017 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 16.1% | 2019 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 16 | Colombia | 15.9% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 15.7% | 2022 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 15.5% | 2021 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 15.2% | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.9% | 2021 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 21 | Mongolia | 12.8% | 2020 | up 70.9% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 11.3% | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 11.3% | 2019 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 9.8% | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 9.2% | 2020 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 8.5% | 2019 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 8.5% | 2022 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Ecuador | 2.5% | 2022 | down 79.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population