Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
31
Highest
17.3%
El Salvador
Lowest
3.3%
Viet Nam
Median
12.8%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
316
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 17.3% in El Salvador; the lowest is 3.3% in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.8%, and the mean is 11.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 261.4%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 56.8%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 17.3% | 2022 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 16.9% | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 16.3% | 2021 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 15.3% | 2022 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 14.9% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 14.8% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 14.3% | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 14.1% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 9 | Honduras | 14.1% | 2019 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 13.9% | 2021 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.9% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 13.8% | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 13 | Peru | 13.3% | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 13.1% | 2019 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 15 | Paraguay | 13.0% | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 12.8% | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 12.8% | 2022 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 11.2% | 2022 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 10.8% | 2018 | up 261.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Brazil | 10.1% | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% | 2020 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 22 | Mongolia | 9.0% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 8.6% | 2019 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 7.4% | 2021 | up 59.4% | falling |
| 25 | Armenia | 7.4% | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 7.0% | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 27 | Pakistan | 6.4% | 2018 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 6.4% | 2019 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 4.8% | 2019 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 3.8% | 2019 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 3.3% | 2020 | down 2.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population