Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
53.3%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
10.2%
Ukraine
Median
23.2%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
329
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -rural is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 53.3% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 10.2% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.2%, and the mean is 24.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 701.9%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 61.7%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 53.3% | 2017 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 53.3% | 2017 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 41.7% | 2022 | up 276.2% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 34.1% | 2013 | up 250.9% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 30.6% | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 30.2% | 2019 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 30.1% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 29.7% | 2021 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 29.6% | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 10 | Mongolia | 26.9% | 2020 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 26.5% | 2018 | up 233.4% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.4% | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 25.9% | 2019 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 14 | Armenia | 25.5% | 2022 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 15 | El Salvador | 25.2% | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 16 | Honduras | 24.8% | 2019 | up 701.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 23.7% | 2021 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 18 | Indonesia | 22.7% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 21.8% | 2021 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 21.7% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 21.4% | 2022 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 17.7% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 17.7% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 17.6% | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 17.5% | 2019 | up 47.9% | falling |
| 26 | Georgia | 17.2% | 2021 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 27 | Colombia | 16.3% | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 16.1% | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 16.0% | 2023 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 30 | Paraguay | 14.6% | 2022 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.0% | 2021 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 11.1% | 2020 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 10.9% | 2022 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 34 | Ukraine | 10.2% | 2020 | down 61.7% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population