Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
19.7%
Viet Nam
Lowest
1.7%
Ecuador
Median
11.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 19.7% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 1.7% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.2%, and the mean is 10.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 111.1%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 88.7%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 19.7% | 2020 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.2% | 2021 | up 61.0% | falling |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.7% | 2021 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 4 | Ukraine | 17.8% | 2020 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 17.7% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 16.9% | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 16.3% | 2021 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 15.7% | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 15.2% | 2017 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 14.7% | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 14.2% | 2019 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 13.9% | 2022 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 13.8% | 2022 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 14 | Malawi | 13.8% | 2019 | down 26.5% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 13.1% | 2019 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 16 | Peru | 13.0% | 2022 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 12.1% | 2022 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 11.7% | 2022 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 19 | Armenia | 11.6% | 2022 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 11.2% | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 10.8% | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 22 | Republic of Moldova | 10.5% | 2018 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 10.3% | 2021 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 9.6% | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 8.8% | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 7.8% | 2019 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% | 2020 | down 37.0% | flat |
| 28 | Paraguay | 6.8% | 2022 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 29 | Albania | 6.1% | 2018 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Honduras | 6.1% | 2019 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 4.7% | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 32 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.7% | 2017 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 32 | Kosovo | 4.7% | 2017 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 34 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2018 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Türkiye | 2.9% | 2019 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 2.7% | 2022 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | 2.2% | 2022 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 2.2% | 2022 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Ecuador | 1.7% | 2022 | down 83.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population