Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
26.4%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.9%
South Africa
Median
11.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
367
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 26.4% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.9% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.3%, and the mean is 12.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 30.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 167.2%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 96.9%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 26.4% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 2 | Belarus | 19.9% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 3 | Georgia | 19.8% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.7% | 2017 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Kosovo | 19.7% | 2017 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 19.6% | 2018 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 19.5% | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 17.9% | 2022 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 17.7% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 17.7% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 17.2% | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 15.9% | 2022 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 15.3% | 2020 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.4% | 2020 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 12.8% | 2021 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 12.6% | 2020 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 12.4% | 2022 | up 167.2% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 11.5% | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 11.1% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 10.6% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 21 | Panama | 10.5% | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 10.4% | 2022 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 10.3% | 2019 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 9.6% | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 9.3% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.9% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 8.2% | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 8.2% | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.0% | 2021 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 30 | Ecuador | 6.8% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Paraguay | 6.7% | 2022 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 5.3% | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 33 | Pakistan | 4.8% | 2018 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 4.1% | 2019 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 1.9% | 2022 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population