Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
32.6%
Costa Rica
Lowest
16.1%
Thailand
Median
22.7%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 32.6% in Costa Rica; the lowest is 16.1% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.7%, and the mean is 22.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 166.9%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 35.8%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 32.6% | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 2 | Paraguay | 30.5% | 2022 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 30.0% | 2022 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 28.1% | 2022 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 27.7% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.9% | 2020 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 7 | Panama | 26.7% | 2023 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 8 | El Salvador | 26.4% | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 26.2% | 2022 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 10 | Turkey | 26.0% | 2019 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 25.8% | 2018 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 25.7% | 2019 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 25.4% | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | Peru | 24.8% | 2022 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Indonesia | 24.3% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 23.8% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 17 | Mongolia | 22.9% | 2020 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 22.7% | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 21.5% | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 21.0% | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 21 | Uruguay | 20.8% | 2022 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 22 | Moldova | 20.4% | 2018 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 23 | Malawi | 20.3% | 2019 | up 87.6% | falling |
| 24 | Armenia | 20.3% | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 25 | Ukraine | 20.1% | 2020 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 19.8% | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 19.6% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 19.5% | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 18.7% | 2019 | up 166.9% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 18.6% | 2022 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia | 18.2% | 2021 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 32 | Vietnam | 17.1% | 2020 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 33 | Kosovo | 16.9% | 2017 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 33 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.9% | 2017 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 16.1% | 2021 | down 25.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population