Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
22.7%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.2%
South Africa
Median
12.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
352
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 22.7% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.2% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.2%, and the mean is 11.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 145.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 421.3%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 99.2%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 22.7% | 2022 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 2 | El Salvador | 20.9% | 2022 | up 421.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 20.5% | 2017 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo | 20.5% | 2017 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 17.4% | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 17.2% | 2021 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 16.5% | 2019 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 15.7% | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 14.8% | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 14.8% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.5% | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 13.9% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 13.5% | 2019 | up 355.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 13.1% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 13.1% | 2021 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 12.7% | 2020 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 12.4% | 2022 | down 31.9% | flat |
| 18 | Belarus | 12.4% | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Romania | 12.0% | 2021 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 10.9% | 2019 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 10.3% | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 10.1% | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 10.1% | 2019 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 9.7% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 9.6% | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.5% | 2021 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 9.4% | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 28 | Viet Nam | 9.3% | 2020 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 8.1% | 2022 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 6.5% | 2013 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 6.3% | 2022 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 6.0% | 2018 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.8% | 2021 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 1.4% | 2021 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2022 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2021 | down 99.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population