Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
26.7%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
9.6%
South Africa
Median
16.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 26.7% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 9.6% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.7%, and the mean is 16.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 308.4%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 30.1%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.7% | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 23.6% | 2018 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 20.9% | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 20.6% | 2022 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 19.3% | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.6% | 2021 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 18.4% | 2019 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 18.4% | 2022 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.3% | 2020 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 10 | El Salvador | 18.0% | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 17.7% | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus | 17.6% | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 17.4% | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 17.3% | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 17.2% | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Uruguay | 17.0% | 2022 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 17.0% | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 18 | Albania | 16.9% | 2018 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 16.8% | 2021 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 16.7% | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 16.7% | 2022 | up 308.4% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 16.5% | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 23 | Poland | 16.3% | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2019 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 15.7% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 15.1% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 27 | Panama | 15.0% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 14.9% | 2022 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 29 | Romania | 14.9% | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 14.9% | 2022 | down 24.6% | flat |
| 31 | Kosovo | 14.3% | 2017 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 14.3% | 2017 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 14.2% | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 34 | Chile | 14.2% | 2022 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 35 | Republic of Moldova | 14.2% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 12.9% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 37 | Malawi | 12.5% | 2019 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 38 | Paraguay | 12.2% | 2022 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 39 | South Africa | 9.6% | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population