Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
25.7%
Belarus
Lowest
2.0%
South Africa
Median
12.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 25.7% in Belarus; the lowest is 2.0% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.1%, and the mean is 13.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) (up 54.0%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 58.3%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 25.7% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 25.1% | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 24.3% | 2022 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 23.7% | 2018 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 22.3% | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.8% | 2017 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo | 21.8% | 2017 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 20.7% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 20.6% | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 18.9% | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.4% | 2020 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 12 | Türkiye | 17.4% | 2019 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 16.5% | 2021 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 15.1% | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 14.7% | 2020 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 14.1% | 2022 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 12.9% | 2022 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 11.4% | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 10.6% | 2019 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 20 | Pakistan | 10.1% | 2018 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 10.0% | 2021 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 22 | Panama | 8.3% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 8.1% | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 7.8% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 7.5% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.4% | 2021 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 7.2% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 7.2% | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.5% | 2021 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 5.4% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 3.5% | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 3.3% | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 2.4% | 2019 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 2.0% | 2021 | down 56.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population