Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
21.0%
Serbia
Lowest
0.6%
Ecuador
Median
5.4%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International Private Transfers is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 21.0% in Serbia; the lowest is 0.6% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.4%, and the mean is 6.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 406.2%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 88.8%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 21.0% | 2022 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 16.0% | 2022 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 15.4% | 2019 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.3% | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 11.0% | 2018 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 8.8% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 8.7% | 2021 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 8.5% | 2021 | up 68.9% | falling |
| 9 | Mongolia | 8.3% | 2020 | up 287.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.0% | 2017 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo | 8.0% | 2017 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 12 | El Salvador | 6.5% | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 5.6% | 2022 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 5.4% | 2021 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 5.3% | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 4.0% | 2021 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 3.9% | 2022 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 3.6% | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Colombia | 3.6% | 2022 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 3.6% | 2020 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 3.2% | 2019 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 3.2% | 2022 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 3.2% | 2022 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 3.1% | 2019 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.7% | 2021 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 26 | Honduras | 2.4% | 2019 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2022 | down 88.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population