Beneficiary incidence in 3rd 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
23.1%
South Africa
Lowest
6.9%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
20.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 23.1% in South Africa; the lowest is 6.9% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 20.0%, and the mean is 18.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 18.8%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 47.1%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 23.1% | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 22.1% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 21.6% | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 21.4% | 2019 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 21.3% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Panama | 21.3% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 21.3% | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 8 | Mongolia | 21.2% | 2020 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 9 | Malawi | 21.1% | 2019 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 10 | Thailand | 20.9% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Paraguay | 20.8% | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 20.8% | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20.6% | 2021 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 20.6% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.4% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 20.4% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 17 | El Salvador | 20.3% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 20.2% | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 20.1% | 2020 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 20 | Armenia | 20.0% | 2022 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 20.0% | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 19.7% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 23 | Honduras | 19.5% | 2019 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 24 | Georgia | 19.4% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Mexico | 19.1% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 19.1% | 2019 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 27 | Republic of Moldova | 18.1% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.8% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 17.1% | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 30 | Pakistan | 16.7% | 2018 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 16.1% | 2022 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 32 | Uruguay | 15.9% | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 15.1% | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 14.5% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 13.4% | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 36 | Brazil | 12.1% | 2022 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 11.4% | 2019 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 38 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2017 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.9% | 2017 | down 47.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population