Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - 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
30.3%
Argentina
Lowest
19.2%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
23.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 30.3% in Argentina; the lowest is 19.2% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 23.2%, and the mean is 23.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 52.9%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 16.1%).
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 30.3% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 29.3% | 2022 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 29.2% | 2018 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 28.9% | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 27.9% | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 27.8% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.5% | 2020 | up 35.5% | flat |
| 8 | Paraguay | 27.1% | 2022 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 26.5% | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 25.0% | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 11 | South Africa | 25.0% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 12 | Honduras | 24.9% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 13 | Panama | 24.5% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 24.0% | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 24.0% | 2022 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 16 | Armenia | 23.9% | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 23.6% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 23.5% | 2019 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 19 | Turkey | 23.4% | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 20 | Chile | 23.2% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 21 | Peru | 22.9% | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 22 | Albania | 22.9% | 2018 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 23 | Belarus | 22.8% | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 24 | Moldova | 22.6% | 2018 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 25 | Mexico | 22.2% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 26 | Mongolia | 22.0% | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 21.9% | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 28 | Georgia | 21.9% | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 29 | Malawi | 21.9% | 2019 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 30 | Russia | 21.8% | 2017 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 21.7% | 2021 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 21.6% | 2021 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 33 | Serbia | 21.5% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 34 | El Salvador | 21.0% | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 35 | Bolivia | 20.5% | 2021 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.5% | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 37 | Vietnam | 19.8% | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 38 | Kosovo | 19.2% | 2017 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.2% | 2017 | down 15.4% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population