Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
22.7%
Colombia
Lowest
5.7%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
17.4%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 22.7% in Colombia; the lowest is 5.7% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 17.4%, and the mean is 15.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 178.6%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 40.3%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 22.7% | 2022 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 20.5% | 2021 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 3 | El Salvador | 20.2% | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 4 | Panama | 20.0% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 19.4% | 2021 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 6 | Mongolia | 18.9% | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 7 | Ecuador | 18.9% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Honduras | 18.3% | 2019 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 9 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.1% | 2021 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 10 | Mexico | 18.1% | 2022 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 18.0% | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 17.8% | 2019 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 17.8% | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 17.7% | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 17.7% | 2018 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 16 | Malawi | 17.5% | 2019 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 17 | Romania | 17.5% | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 18 | Paraguay | 17.4% | 2022 | up 140.5% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 17.2% | 2022 | up 178.6% | rising |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 16.0% | 2019 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 15.9% | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 22 | Republic of Moldova | 15.0% | 2018 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 23 | Belarus | 14.8% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.6% | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 13.6% | 2022 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 13.2% | 2021 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 27 | Brazil | 12.9% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 12.8% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 11.9% | 2020 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 30 | Uruguay | 11.6% | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 11.4% | 2019 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 32 | Armenia | 9.7% | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 8.8% | 2022 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 34 | Kosovo | 5.7% | 2017 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.7% | 2017 | down 40.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population