Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
31
Highest
16.1%
Dominican Republic
Lowest
4.1%
Viet Nam
Median
10.5%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
318
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 16.1% in Dominican Republic; the lowest is 4.1% in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.5%, and the mean is 10.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 851.7%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 53.2%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Domestic Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 16.1% | 2021 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 15.1% | 2022 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 14.9% | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 4 | El Salvador | 14.9% | 2022 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 14.5% | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 6 | Thailand | 14.0% | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | Georgia | 13.4% | 2021 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 8 | Paraguay | 13.1% | 2022 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 12.6% | 2022 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 12.4% | 2021 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 12.2% | 2019 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 12 | Colombia | 12.1% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 11.2% | 2022 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.9% | 2021 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 10.9% | 2018 | up 851.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 10.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 17 | Ecuador | 10.4% | 2022 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 9.5% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 9.2% | 2022 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 20 | Mongolia | 8.7% | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 8.7% | 2019 | up 39.5% | flat |
| 22 | Pakistan | 8.2% | 2018 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 7.8% | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 7.6% | 2019 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2% | 2020 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 7.2% | 2019 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 27 | Türkiye | 6.4% | 2019 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 6.3% | 2019 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 29 | Armenia | 6.2% | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 5.5% | 2021 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 4.1% | 2020 | up 102.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population