Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
25.2%
Belarus
Lowest
2.0%
South Africa
Median
15.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 25.2% in Belarus; the lowest is 2.0% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.0%, and the mean is 15.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 98.3%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 91.2%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 25.2% | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 24.5% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 23.9% | 2022 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 23.4% | 2018 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 22.6% | 2019 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 6 | Indonesia | 22.0% | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 7 | Georgia | 20.7% | 2021 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 20.7% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 20.6% | 2017 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo | 20.6% | 2017 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 20.0% | 2022 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 12 | Mongolia | 19.9% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Chile | 18.1% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.6% | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 15 | Türkiye | 17.6% | 2019 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 17.2% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 15.8% | 2021 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 15.1% | 2020 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 15.0% | 2022 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 14.7% | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 14.5% | 2022 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 13.9% | 2022 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 13.8% | 2022 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 13.1% | 2019 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 25 | Panama | 12.8% | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.1% | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 11.9% | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 11.8% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 11.6% | 2018 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 30 | Thailand | 10.1% | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 9.9% | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 9.8% | 2022 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 33 | Malawi | 8.5% | 2019 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.5% | 2021 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 35 | Honduras | 5.2% | 2019 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 3.5% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 2.0% | 2021 | down 91.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population