Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
23.7%
Romania
Lowest
3.6%
South Africa
Median
14.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 23.7% in Romania; the lowest is 3.6% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.7%, and the mean is 14.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 68.2%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 42.0%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Social Insurance -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 23.7% | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 22.4% | 2019 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 3 | Chile | 22.0% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 21.5% | 2022 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.4% | 2017 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo | 21.4% | 2017 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 20.5% | 2019 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 20.5% | 2018 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 9 | Ukraine | 20.1% | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 10 | Armenia | 19.2% | 2022 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.1% | 2020 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 18.0% | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 17.1% | 2020 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mongolia | 16.9% | 2020 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 15.3% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 16 | Uruguay | 15.0% | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 14.8% | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 13.5% | 2021 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 20 | Brazil | 12.9% | 2022 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 21 | Panama | 11.9% | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 11.8% | 2018 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 11.2% | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 10.0% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 9.5% | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 9.2% | 2022 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 8.5% | 2022 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 28 | Paraguay | 8.1% | 2022 | up 36.4% | flat |
| 29 | Honduras | 8.1% | 2019 | up 39.5% | falling |
| 30 | Ecuador | 8.1% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.3% | 2021 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.7% | 2021 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 6.3% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 3.6% | 2021 | up 36.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population