Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
29.4%
Argentina
Lowest
13.7%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
23.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 29.4% in Argentina; the lowest is 13.7% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 23.4%, and the mean is 23.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 68.9%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 16.9%).
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 29.4% | 2022 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 29.1% | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 28.7% | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 28.5% | 2018 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 28.1% | 2022 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 27.4% | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 7 | Paraguay | 26.5% | 2022 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 25.8% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 25.6% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 25.4% | 2018 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 25.0% | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 25.0% | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 24.6% | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 14 | Georgia | 24.4% | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 24.1% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 24.1% | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 23.9% | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 18 | Chile | 23.6% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 23.5% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.4% | 2020 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 23.4% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 23.1% | 2019 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Uruguay | 23.1% | 2022 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 23.1% | 2022 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 22.9% | 2018 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 22.6% | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 27 | Armenia | 22.4% | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 22.4% | 2022 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 29 | Ukraine | 22.1% | 2020 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 30 | Malawi | 21.9% | 2019 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 31 | Mongolia | 21.9% | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 21.7% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.1% | 2021 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 21.0% | 2022 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.5% | 2021 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 36 | Serbia | 19.9% | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 19.7% | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 38 | Kosovo | 13.7% | 2017 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 13.7% | 2017 | up 30.1% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population