Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
30
Highest
20.9%
Chile
Lowest
3.2%
Viet Nam
Median
10.1%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
295
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -rural is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 20.9% in Chile; the lowest is 3.2% in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.1%, and the mean is 10.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 242.5%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 63.6%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 20.9% | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 2 | Uruguay | 18.2% | 2022 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 18.1% | 2022 | up 50.9% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 16.9% | 2021 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 14.7% | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 14.1% | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 13.7% | 2022 | up 156.1% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 13.3% | 2022 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 13.0% | 2018 | up 242.5% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 12.4% | 2013 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 11 | Belarus | 12.4% | 2019 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 11.7% | 2022 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 10.9% | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 10.9% | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 10.7% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 9.5% | 2022 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Georgia | 9.5% | 2021 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 18 | Ecuador | 8.9% | 2022 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 8.6% | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 20 | Mongolia | 8.0% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 21 | Malawi | 7.9% | 2019 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.3% | 2020 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 7.1% | 2021 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 24 | Pakistan | 7.1% | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 7.1% | 2022 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 7.0% | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.1% | 2021 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 28 | Panama | 5.0% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 3.2% | 2019 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 3.2% | 2020 | up 83.5% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population