Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International 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
27
Highest
25.1%
Serbia
Lowest
1.3%
Costa Rica
Median
6.7%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
259
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 25.1% in Serbia; the lowest is 1.3% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.7%, and the mean is 7.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 357.0%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 81.2%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 25.1% | 2022 | up 270.0% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 13.7% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 12.1% | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 11.8% | 2018 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 10.9% | 2020 | up 357.0% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 10.7% | 2021 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 8.6% | 2022 | up 44.1% | flat |
| 9 | Paraguay | 8.5% | 2022 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 7.7% | 2021 | up 322.4% | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 7.5% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.0% | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo | 7.0% | 2017 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 6.7% | 2021 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 5.9% | 2019 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 5.9% | 2019 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 5.8% | 2022 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 5.2% | 2022 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Peru | 4.2% | 2022 | up 78.3% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 3.7% | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 3.2% | 2022 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 3.2% | 2018 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 3.1% | 2019 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 2.7% | 2020 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 2.7% | 2022 | down 63.1% | flat |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.1% | 2021 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 1.3% | 2018 | down 81.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population