Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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
22.3%
Cote d'Ivoire
Lowest
6.7%
Turkey
Median
16.6%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 22.3% in Cote d'Ivoire; the lowest is 6.7% in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.6%, and the mean is 15.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 56.7%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 66.3%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.3% | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 2 | Vietnam | 20.2% | 2020 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 20.2% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | El Salvador | 20.1% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia | 20.0% | 2021 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 6 | Chile | 19.5% | 2022 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 19.2% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 19.2% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 19.2% | 2021 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mongolia | 19.0% | 2020 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 11 | Thailand | 18.9% | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 18.8% | 2022 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 18.6% | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 14 | Russia | 18.5% | 2017 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 18.4% | 2021 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 18.1% | 2022 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 17.9% | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 17.5% | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 17.3% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 20 | Moldova | 16.6% | 2018 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 16.6% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | Armenia | 16.2% | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 15.8% | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 15.6% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 14.5% | 2019 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 13.8% | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 13.5% | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 13.1% | 2019 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.0% | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 13.0% | 2018 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 12.6% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 11.9% | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 10.0% | 2022 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 34 | Pakistan | 8.6% | 2018 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 35 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.5% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 35 | Kosovo | 8.5% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 37 | Argentina | 7.8% | 2022 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 38 | Brazil | 7.3% | 2022 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Turkey | 6.7% | 2019 | down 32.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population