Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
29.9%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.2%
South Africa
Median
9.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
367
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 29.9% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.2% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.5%, and the mean is 10.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 161.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 592.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 99.3%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 29.9% | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 2 | Georgia | 19.7% | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 18.3% | 2018 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.9% | 2017 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 4 | Kosovo | 17.9% | 2017 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 6 | Armenia | 16.3% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 15.5% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 15.1% | 2022 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 14.9% | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 14.5% | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 14.3% | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 13.2% | 2021 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 13 | El Salvador | 12.0% | 2022 | up 592.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.5% | 2020 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 11.1% | 2021 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 10.6% | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 9.9% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 18 | Peru | 9.6% | 2022 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 9.4% | 2020 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 8.3% | 2022 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 7.9% | 2019 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 22 | Panama | 7.9% | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.8% | 2021 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 5.9% | 2022 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 5.9% | 2022 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 5.6% | 2022 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 5.6% | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 5.6% | 2022 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 29 | Türkiye | 5.6% | 2019 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 4.9% | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.0% | 2021 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 32 | Pakistan | 3.3% | 2018 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 2.6% | 2019 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 2.4% | 2021 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2022 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2021 | down 99.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population