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
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, Plurinational State of.
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 quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social: 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 | Türkiye | 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 | Republic of 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 | Viet Nam | 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, Plurinational State of | 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