Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
24.3%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.9%
South Africa
Median
12.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 24.3% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.9% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.4%, and the mean is 12.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 96.4%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 24.3% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 2 | Georgia | 19.6% | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 19.2% | 2022 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 19.2% | 2018 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.2% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 5 | Kosovo | 19.2% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Belarus | 19.0% | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 18.8% | 2020 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 17.8% | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 17.8% | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 16.7% | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 16.1% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.8% | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 15.2% | 2020 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 15 | El Salvador | 14.0% | 2022 | up 289.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 14.0% | 2020 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 13.7% | 2021 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 12.7% | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 12.4% | 2022 | up 142.8% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 11.8% | 2019 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 11.1% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 22 | Panama | 11.1% | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.7% | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 10.6% | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 10.1% | 2022 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 26 | Paraguay | 10.1% | 2022 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 9.5% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 8.9% | 2022 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 8.8% | 2022 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 8.1% | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 7.7% | 2018 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 32 | Ecuador | 7.5% | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.1% | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 4.1% | 2019 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 3.1% | 2021 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 1.2% | 2022 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2021 | down 96.4% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population