Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
28
Highest
37.9%
Ecuador
Lowest
6.2%
South Africa
Median
25.2%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
272
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 37.9% in Ecuador; the lowest is 6.2% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.2%, and the mean is 24.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 106.9%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 43.9%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 37.9% | 2022 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 37.3% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 32.2% | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 32.2% | 2018 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 31.8% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 30.3% | 2019 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.5% | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 8 | Georgia | 26.9% | 2021 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 26.4% | 2019 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 26.1% | 2019 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 25.7% | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 25.5% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.4% | 2020 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 14 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 25.2% | 2017 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 14 | Kosovo | 25.2% | 2017 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 16 | Paraguay | 23.5% | 2022 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 23.2% | 2021 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 23.1% | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 23.0% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 22.4% | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 22.0% | 2018 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 21.4% | 2021 | up 25.4% | flat |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 21.3% | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 24 | Armenia | 20.8% | 2022 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 16.0% | 2018 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 12.8% | 2022 | up 49.4% | flat |
| 27 | Uruguay | 10.2% | 2022 | down 43.9% | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 6.2% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population