Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
74.5%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
24.0%
Bolivia
Median
40.8%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 74.5% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 24.0% in Bolivia.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.8%, and the mean is 42.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 154.2%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 50.2%).
Benefits incidence in 1st: All Social Assistance … Assistance preT: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 74.5% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo | 74.5% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 64.9% | 2022 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 59.1% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 51.9% | 2022 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 51.5% | 2022 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 7 | Turkey | 51.2% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 50.4% | 2022 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 48.1% | 2022 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova | 46.5% | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.3% | 2020 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 45.9% | 2019 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 44.1% | 2021 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 43.9% | 2020 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 43.2% | 2019 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 43.0% | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 17 | Pakistan | 41.2% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 40.8% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 40.2% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 39.9% | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Indonesia | 39.2% | 2022 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 22 | Ukraine | 37.7% | 2020 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 36.4% | 2022 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 35.8% | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 35.1% | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 26 | Mongolia | 33.6% | 2020 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 32.0% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 30.2% | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 29 | El Salvador | 30.2% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 30 | Thailand | 29.9% | 2021 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 28.7% | 2022 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 27.8% | 2019 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 27.5% | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 25.5% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 35 | Bolivia | 24.0% | 2021 | down 17.5% | flat |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population