Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
28
Highest
38.5%
Ecuador
Lowest
6.3%
South Africa
Median
24.2%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
272
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 38.5% in Ecuador; the lowest is 6.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 24.2%, 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 107.1%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 39.8%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 38.5% | 2022 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 35.9% | 2020 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 32.4% | 2018 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 4 | Türkiye | 31.5% | 2019 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 5 | Peru | 31.1% | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 6 | Georgia | 30.9% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 30.8% | 2020 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 30.3% | 2019 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.0% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 26.2% | 2019 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.7% | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 24.5% | 2022 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 24.3% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 24.3% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 24.1% | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 23.8% | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 23.8% | 2018 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 23.4% | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 23.3% | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 22.8% | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 22.1% | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 21.4% | 2021 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 23 | Armenia | 18.7% | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 17.1% | 2022 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 16.0% | 2018 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 13.0% | 2022 | up 58.0% | flat |
| 27 | Uruguay | 11.5% | 2022 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population