Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
28
Highest
37.4%
Mongolia
Lowest
6.3%
South Africa
Median
25.3%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
265
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 37.4% in Mongolia; the lowest is 6.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.3%, and the mean is 24.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 101.2%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 47.1%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 37.4% | 2020 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 33.1% | 2018 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 30.2% | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 29.8% | 2020 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 29.4% | 2021 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 28.6% | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo | 28.6% | 2017 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 28.0% | 2018 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 27.4% | 2021 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 27.1% | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.9% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 26.9% | 2022 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 26.4% | 2019 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 25.5% | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 15 | Armenia | 25.1% | 2022 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 24.8% | 2019 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 24.8% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 24.5% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 23.5% | 2019 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 23.3% | 2019 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 22.9% | 2018 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 22.2% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 20.9% | 2021 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 19.5% | 2022 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 16.0% | 2018 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 14.4% | 2022 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 9.3% | 2022 | down 47.1% | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population