Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 27.9% in South Africa; the lowest is 5.3% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.7%, and the mean is 17.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) (up 165.3%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 67.0%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 27.9% | 2021 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 2 | Albania | 26.5% | 2018 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 25.1% | 2022 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.4% | 2020 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 23.4% | 2022 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 23.3% | 2017 | up 165.3% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo | 23.3% | 2017 | up 165.3% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 22.7% | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 21.6% | 2022 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 21.1% | 2022 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 19.7% | 2018 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 19.5% | 2022 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 18.6% | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 18.0% | 2021 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 17.5% | 2019 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 16.9% | 2019 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 16.3% | 2022 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 16.1% | 2019 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mongolia | 15.8% | 2020 | up 92.3% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 15.1% | 2019 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 14.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.5% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 10.8% | 2022 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 9.5% | 2021 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 25 | Pakistan | 9.3% | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 6.8% | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 6.0% | 2022 | down 59.2% | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 5.3% | 2018 | down 67.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population