Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
27.3%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
6.1%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
16.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 27.3% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 6.1% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 16.3%, and the mean is 15.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 183.8%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 61.5%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.3% | 2021 | up 32.6% | flat |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 20.3% | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.0% | 2021 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 4 | El Salvador | 19.9% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 19.5% | 2022 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 6 | Georgia | 19.3% | 2021 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 19.2% | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 8 | Peru | 18.8% | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 18.7% | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 18.5% | 2022 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 18.4% | 2017 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 18.4% | 2020 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 18.0% | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 17.8% | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 17.6% | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 17.0% | 2022 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 16.9% | 2019 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 18 | Panama | 16.5% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 16.4% | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 20 | Republic of Moldova | 16.3% | 2018 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 16.2% | 2021 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 16.1% | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 23 | Armenia | 16.1% | 2022 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 24 | Honduras | 15.1% | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 25 | Paraguay | 14.8% | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.8% | 2020 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 13.4% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 28 | Albania | 13.0% | 2018 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 29 | Serbia | 12.8% | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 10.9% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 9.9% | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 8.9% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 33 | Pakistan | 8.7% | 2018 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 7.8% | 2022 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 7.2% | 2022 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Türkiye | 6.7% | 2019 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 37 | Ecuador | 6.4% | 2022 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 38 | Kosovo | 6.1% | 2017 | up 183.8% | rising |
| 38 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.1% | 2017 | up 183.8% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population