Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits) by country
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance...
What the numbers show
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile (% of total social insurance benefits) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 15.7% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.1% in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.0%, and the mean is 5.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 293.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 537.5%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 89.8%).
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 15.7% | 2020 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.0% | 2017 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 15.0% | 2017 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 13.9% | 2018 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 5 | Armenia | 13.4% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 13.3% | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.8% | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 11.4% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 10.9% | 2019 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 8.6% | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 8.1% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 7.2% | 2020 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 7.0% | 2022 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 4.5% | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 3.4% | 2022 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% | 2019 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 3.2% | 2021 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 18 | Uruguay | 2.7% | 2022 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 2.5% | 2020 | up 133.7% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 2.0% | 2018 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 1.9% | 2022 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 1.7% | 2022 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 1.7% | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 1.3% | 2022 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2022 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 26 | Thailand | 1.2% | 2021 | up 537.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 1.2% | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2022 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2021 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2021 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2022 | up 46.0% | volatile |
About this data
Benefit incidence of social insurance programs to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social insurance benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social insurance programs include old age contributory pensions (including survivors and disability) and social security and health insurance benefits (including occupational injury benefits, paid sick leave, maternity and other social insurance). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.