Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
20.6%
Romania
Lowest
6.3%
South Africa
Median
14.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 20.6% in Romania; the lowest is 6.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.9%, and the mean is 14.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 42.7%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 40.8%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 20.6% | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 2 | Uruguay | 20.3% | 2022 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 19.5% | 2020 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 4 | Serbia | 19.4% | 2022 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 5 | Argentina | 19.2% | 2022 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 6 | Armenia | 19.1% | 2022 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 7 | Türkiye | 18.3% | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 8 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 18.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Kosovo | 18.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 17.3% | 2018 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 11 | Poland | 17.0% | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 16.6% | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 16.5% | 2022 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.3% | 2020 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 15 | Belarus | 16.1% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 15.0% | 2020 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 14.9% | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 18 | Pakistan | 14.9% | 2018 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 14.8% | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.4% | 2021 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 13.6% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 13.2% | 2019 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 13.1% | 2022 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 12.5% | 2020 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 12.5% | 2021 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 26 | Mexico | 12.2% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.1% | 2021 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 11.9% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Thailand | 11.2% | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 8.9% | 2019 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 8.6% | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 8.4% | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 7.1% | 2022 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 34 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2021 | up 19.5% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population