Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
19.5%
Viet Nam
Lowest
1.1%
Ecuador
Median
10.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 19.5% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 1.1% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.5%, and the mean is 9.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 127.4%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 88.8%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 19.5% | 2020 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.2% | 2021 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.6% | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 4 | El Salvador | 17.7% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 16.0% | 2021 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 15.4% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 13.8% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 8 | Malawi | 13.6% | 2019 | down 27.4% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 13.4% | 2017 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 12.9% | 2022 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 12.9% | 2019 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 12.8% | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 12.3% | 2022 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 14 | Georgia | 11.8% | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 11.6% | 2022 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 11.6% | 2022 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 11.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 11.1% | 2022 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 10.6% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 20 | Belarus | 10.5% | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 21 | Panama | 9.6% | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 9.6% | 2021 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 9.0% | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 8.9% | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 7.6% | 2019 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 7.5% | 2018 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 6.8% | 2022 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 6.1% | 2018 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Honduras | 5.8% | 2019 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.7% | 2020 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 5.0% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 32 | Kosovo | 4.1% | 2017 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 32 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.1% | 2017 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 34 | Türkiye | 2.9% | 2019 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2022 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Pakistan | 2.7% | 2018 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 2.2% | 2022 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Brazil | 1.5% | 2022 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2022 | down 88.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population