Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
44.7%
Thailand
Lowest
0.7%
South Africa
Median
21.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 44.7% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.7% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.9%, and the mean is 23.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 63.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 703.6%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 98.2%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 44.7% | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 39.9% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 3 | Ukraine | 39.9% | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 39.2% | 2022 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 38.2% | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 36.3% | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 36.3% | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 35.8% | 2019 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 35.1% | 2017 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 9 | Kosovo | 35.1% | 2017 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 11 | Chile | 34.9% | 2022 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 33.5% | 2020 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 33.1% | 2022 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.7% | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 31.8% | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 30.2% | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 27.5% | 2020 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 23.7% | 2019 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 21.9% | 2019 | up 703.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 18.4% | 2019 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 21 | Pakistan | 17.6% | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 16.3% | 2022 | up 184.5% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 15.8% | 2021 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 24 | El Salvador | 15.3% | 2022 | up 461.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.6% | 2021 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.7% | 2021 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 13.5% | 2022 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 12.4% | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 11.9% | 2022 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 11.7% | 2022 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 10.3% | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 10.3% | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 10.1% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 9.9% | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 35 | Honduras | 5.1% | 2019 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2021 | down 98.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population