Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
16.9%
Serbia
Lowest
0.6%
Ecuador
Median
5.9%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 16.9% in Serbia; the lowest is 0.6% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9%, and the mean is 6.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 645.4%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 88.1%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 16.9% | 2022 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 14.0% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 11.3% | 2020 | up 645.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 10.7% | 2020 | up 353.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.3% | 2020 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 6 | Mexico | 9.0% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.8% | 2017 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo | 8.8% | 2017 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 8.7% | 2021 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 8.5% | 2021 | up 69.1% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 8.2% | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 12 | El Salvador | 6.7% | 2022 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 6.5% | 2018 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 5.9% | 2021 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 5.5% | 2022 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 4.9% | 2022 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 3.8% | 2018 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 3.6% | 2022 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 3.5% | 2022 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 3.4% | 2019 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 3.3% | 2021 | up 206.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.2% | 2021 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 2.4% | 2022 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 2.4% | 2019 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 2.2% | 2022 | up 255.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 1.2% | 2019 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2022 | down 88.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population