Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
19.0%
Viet Nam
Lowest
0.9%
Ecuador
Median
10.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 19.0% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 0.9% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.8%, and the mean is 10.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 192.5%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 88.9%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 19.0% | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.5% | 2021 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 3 | Ukraine | 17.4% | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 4 | El Salvador | 17.1% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 16.7% | 2021 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.6% | 2021 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 7 | Georgia | 16.5% | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Mongolia | 15.5% | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 15.3% | 2017 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 15.2% | 2022 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 15.1% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 14.6% | 2022 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 14.0% | 2019 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 13.1% | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 15 | Peru | 12.5% | 2022 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 12.2% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 17 | Armenia | 11.7% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 11.5% | 2022 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 19 | Indonesia | 10.8% | 2022 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Uruguay | 10.8% | 2022 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 10.1% | 2018 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 9.7% | 2021 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 8.7% | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 24 | Malawi | 8.5% | 2019 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 25 | South Africa | 7.4% | 2021 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 7.0% | 2019 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.9% | 2017 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 27 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2017 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 6.7% | 2019 | up 170.1% | rising |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2% | 2020 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 31 | Albania | 6.1% | 2018 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 5.9% | 2022 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 4.5% | 2018 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 3.6% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 2.9% | 2019 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Brazil | 2.2% | 2022 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 2.2% | 2022 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 2.2% | 2022 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2022 | down 88.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population