Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in South Africa
South Africa: Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional was 2.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in South Africa, 2005–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2.5% for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in 2021.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and up 170.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in South Africa peaked at 3.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 24th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -58.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +179.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +57.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -15.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 30% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More work & labour data for South Africa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2264 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.242 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2122 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8748 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 58,057 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,698 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 49,126 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,189 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 94,314 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in South Africa?
- Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional in South Africa was 2.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2021.
- Is beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population