Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
19.2%
South Africa
Lowest
2.9%
Ecuador
Median
9.3%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 19.2% in South Africa; the lowest is 2.9% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.3%, and the mean is 9.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 250.7%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 70.9%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - International Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 19.2% | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 16.6% | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 14.9% | 2022 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 4 | Mexico | 14.9% | 2022 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 13.7% | 2020 | up 250.7% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.6% | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 13.4% | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 12.3% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 12.2% | 2021 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 11.1% | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 9.9% | 2017 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 11 | Kosovo | 9.9% | 2017 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 9.5% | 2022 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 9.3% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 9.0% | 2019 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 8.9% | 2021 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 7.6% | 2020 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 7.5% | 2022 | up 203.2% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 7.3% | 2018 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 7.3% | 2019 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 7.1% | 2021 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 7.0% | 2022 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 23 | Türkiye | 6.4% | 2019 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 6.3% | 2022 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 4.7% | 2022 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.5% | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 2.9% | 2022 | down 70.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population