Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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
19.7%
South Africa
Lowest
4.5%
Kyrgyzstan
Median
10.9%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 19.7% in South Africa; the lowest is 4.5% in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.9%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 77.9%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 50.6%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 19.7% | 2021 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia | 18.5% | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 17.8% | 2022 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 17.0% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 15.3% | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 6 | Serbia | 14.5% | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 14.0% | 2017 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 8 | Colombia | 13.5% | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 13.0% | 2022 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 12.8% | 2022 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 12.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 10.9% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 13 | Moldova | 10.9% | 2018 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 10.5% | 2021 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 10.3% | 2019 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 9.3% | 2022 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 8.6% | 2019 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 18 | Panama | 8.4% | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 19 | Russia | 8.1% | 2017 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 7.9% | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 21 | Turkey | 6.8% | 2019 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 6.0% | 2022 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 5.9% | 2022 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 5.6% | 2022 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.5% | 2018 | — | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population