Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
51.6%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
13.4%
Chile
Median
29.8%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 51.6% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 13.4% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.8%, and the mean is 29.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 690.3%), and the largest decrease in Peru (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) | 51.6% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 51.6% | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 44.0% | 2022 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 43.7% | 2022 | up 255.1% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 38.0% | 2019 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.6% | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 35.0% | 2019 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 34.5% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 33.6% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 33.3% | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 33.0% | 2019 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 12 | Pakistan | 32.4% | 2018 | up 690.3% | volatile |
| 13 | El Salvador | 31.9% | 2022 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 31.7% | 2022 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 30.3% | 2018 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 30.1% | 2022 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 29.9% | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 29.7% | 2022 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 29.2% | 2022 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 20 | Mongolia | 28.5% | 2020 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 28.2% | 2022 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 27.2% | 2019 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 26.2% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 25.9% | 2021 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 25.1% | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 23.9% | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 21.4% | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 28 | Georgia | 19.7% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Honduras | 16.3% | 2019 | up 175.1% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 16.2% | 2020 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 16.2% | 2022 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 14.3% | 2021 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 13.9% | 2020 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 13.4% | 2022 | down 46.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population