Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
27.7%
Ecuador
Lowest
12.6%
Uruguay
Median
19.8%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 27.7% in Ecuador; the lowest is 12.6% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.8%, and the mean is 19.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 173.6%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 31.6%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador | 27.7% | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 24.6% | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 3 | Paraguay | 23.3% | 2022 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 4 | Panama | 23.2% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 23.1% | 2022 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 22.5% | 2018 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 22.4% | 2019 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 22.0% | 2020 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 21.9% | 2021 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 10 | Brazil | 21.7% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 11 | Indonesia | 21.5% | 2022 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 21.2% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 13 | Vietnam | 20.8% | 2020 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 14 | El Salvador | 20.7% | 2022 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 20.4% | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mongolia | 20.2% | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 20.2% | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 19.8% | 2019 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 19.6% | 2022 | up 173.6% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 19.3% | 2021 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.3% | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 19.1% | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 18.4% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 18.0% | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 25 | Moldova | 18.0% | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Bolivia | 17.9% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 27 | Belarus | 17.8% | 2019 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Turkey | 17.5% | 2019 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 17.2% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.9% | 2017 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo | 16.9% | 2017 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 32 | Armenia | 16.6% | 2022 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 33 | Argentina | 15.4% | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 15.1% | 2019 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 12.6% | 2022 | down 31.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population