Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
59.6%
Honduras
Lowest
1.5%
Romania
Median
6.3%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 59.6% in Honduras; the lowest is 1.5% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.3%, and the mean is 9.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 39.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 198.9%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 69.3%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Social Pensions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honduras | 59.6% | 2017 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.9% | 2021 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 20.0% | 2022 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 15.0% | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 12.4% | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 6 | El Salvador | 11.7% | 2022 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Thailand | 10.8% | 2021 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 10.2% | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 10.0% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 8.1% | 2021 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 7.6% | 2018 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 7.0% | 2019 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 6.3% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 5.8% | 2019 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 15 | Panama | 5.4% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 16 | Paraguay | 4.7% | 2022 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.5% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 3.7% | 2022 | up 198.9% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 3.4% | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 20 | Türkiye | 3.2% | 2019 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 3.2% | 2017 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 2.5% | 2022 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 2.2% | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2022 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Romania | 1.5% | 2021 | down 56.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population