Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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
21.9%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
3.7%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
15.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 21.9% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 3.7% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 15.2%, and the mean is 14.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 55.6%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 64.5%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.9% | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.0% | 2021 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 3 | El Salvador | 20.0% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 19.9% | 2019 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 19.8% | 2020 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 19.8% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 19.3% | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Thailand | 19.1% | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 18.8% | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 18.7% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | South Africa | 18.4% | 2021 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 17.8% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 17.5% | 2019 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 17.3% | 2017 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 17.2% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 17.1% | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 17 | Belarus | 16.5% | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 16.1% | 2022 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 15.3% | 2022 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 15.2% | 2020 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 21 | Paraguay | 15.2% | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 14.8% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Honduras | 14.6% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 13.9% | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 13.0% | 2018 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 12.5% | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 12.2% | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 12.2% | 2018 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 12.0% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 12.0% | 2019 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.2% | 2020 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 10.1% | 2022 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 8.2% | 2022 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 8.2% | 2022 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 35 | Pakistan | 7.5% | 2018 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 36 | Türkiye | 7.2% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 37 | Brazil | 4.9% | 2022 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Kosovo | 3.7% | 2017 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.7% | 2017 | up 44.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population