Beneficiary incidence in 3rd 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
23.1%
South Africa
Lowest
12.2%
Turkey
Median
20.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 23.1% in South Africa; the lowest is 12.2% in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.3%, and the mean is 19.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 14.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 26.5%).
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 3.1% | flat |
| 2 | Ukraine | 22.9% | 2020 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 21.8% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 21.7% | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 21.7% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Malawi | 21.6% | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 7 | Panama | 21.6% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 21.5% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Peru | 21.4% | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 10 | Paraguay | 21.0% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.0% | 2020 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 20.9% | 2017 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 20.9% | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.9% | 2021 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 20.8% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Mongolia | 20.6% | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 17 | Mexico | 20.4% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia | 20.4% | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 20.4% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 20 | Ecuador | 20.3% | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 21 | Vietnam | 20.2% | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 20.1% | 2019 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 20.0% | 2019 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 19.9% | 2019 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 25 | Armenia | 19.9% | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Moldova | 19.7% | 2018 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 19.4% | 2021 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 28 | Romania | 19.4% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 19.4% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Pakistan | 19.0% | 2018 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 18.6% | 2019 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 32 | Argentina | 18.3% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 15.9% | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 15.8% | 2022 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 15.2% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 36 | Kosovo | 13.7% | 2017 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 13.7% | 2017 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 38 | Albania | 13.4% | 2018 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 39 | Turkey | 12.2% | 2019 | down 16.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population