Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT) by country

Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population

Countries reporting
25
Highest
29.9%
Ecuador
Lowest
8.1%
Türkiye
Median
16.8%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222

What the numbers show

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 29.9% in Ecuador; the lowest is 8.1% in Türkiye.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.8%, and the mean is 16.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 63.8%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 41.3%).

Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ecuador 29.9% 2022 up 32.3% volatile
2 South Africa 25.6% 2021 up 56.0% rising
3 Colombia 22.2% 2022 down 11.4% flat
4 Thailand 21.8% 2021 up 8.2% rising
5 Paraguay 20.4% 2022 up 63.8% rising
6 Georgia 19.9% 2021 up 1.9% flat
7 Chile 19.3% 2022 up 16.6% rising
8 Mexico 19.2% 2022 up 13.3% rising
9 Sri Lanka 19.1% 2019 down 2.0% flat
10 Panama 17.9% 2023 down 13.0% falling
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.6% 2021 down 9.4% flat
12 Costa Rica 17.1% 2022 down 9.6% flat
13 Romania 16.8% 2021 up 24.9% flat
14 Republic of Moldova 16.7% 2018 up 28.9% rising
15 Indonesia 16.3% 2022 rising
16 El Salvador 14.7% 2022 down 31.1% falling
17 Peru 14.7% 2022 up 22.6% rising
18 Kazakhstan 14.3% 2021 down 18.0% falling
19 Poland 14.1% 2019 up 5.2% flat
20 Brazil 12.9% 2022 down 17.6% falling
21 Honduras 12.3% 2017 down 14.1% falling
22 Russian Federation 11.2% 2017 down 39.4% falling
23 Kyrgyzstan 9.3% 2018 rising
24 Serbia 8.1% 2022 down 41.2% falling
25 Türkiye 8.1% 2019 down 41.3% rising

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Indicator
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 222 data points, 2004–2023
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Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population