Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
19.4%
South Africa
Lowest
3.4%
Ecuador
Median
9.6%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 19.4% in South Africa; the lowest is 3.4% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.6%, and the mean is 10.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 318.8%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 65.7%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - International Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 19.4% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 18.3% | 2020 | up 318.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 16.5% | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 15.4% | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.2% | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 12.2% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 12.2% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 12.2% | 2021 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 11.4% | 2019 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 10.2% | 2021 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.0% | 2017 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 11 | Kosovo | 10.0% | 2017 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 9.8% | 2020 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 14 | Georgia | 9.6% | 2021 | up 232.2% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 9.6% | 2022 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 16 | Honduras | 9.0% | 2019 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 9.0% | 2022 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 18 | Paraguay | 9.0% | 2022 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 8.6% | 2022 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Chile | 8.0% | 2022 | up 221.5% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 7.7% | 2019 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 7.4% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 7.3% | 2018 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 6.7% | 2019 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.0% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 4.5% | 2022 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2022 | down 65.7% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population