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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Assistance
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population