Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
34.7%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
10.4%
South Africa
Median
16.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 34.7% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 10.4% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.4%, and the mean is 16.4%.
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 Indonesia (up 158.3%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 43.6%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34.7% | 2021 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 19.9% | 2020 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 19.4% | 2021 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 19.1% | 2018 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.7% | 2021 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 6 | El Salvador | 18.3% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.2% | 2020 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 8 | Belarus | 18.0% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 17.7% | 2019 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 17.6% | 2022 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 11 | Mongolia | 17.5% | 2020 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 17.2% | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 13 | Armenia | 17.1% | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 14 | Ecuador | 17.0% | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 16.9% | 2022 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 16 | Georgia | 16.9% | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 17 | Albania | 16.9% | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 16.8% | 2022 | up 158.3% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 16.4% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Thailand | 16.4% | 2021 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 15.8% | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 15.6% | 2017 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 15.6% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 15.5% | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 25 | Romania | 15.3% | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 26 | Panama | 15.2% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 15.0% | 2022 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 14.8% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 14.8% | 2019 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 14.7% | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Malawi | 14.6% | 2019 | down 28.1% | flat |
| 32 | Chile | 14.4% | 2022 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 14.2% | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 34 | Kosovo | 13.8% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 13.8% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 13.1% | 2021 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 37 | Paraguay | 11.4% | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 11.1% | 2019 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 39 | South Africa | 10.4% | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population