Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
20.1%
Romania
Lowest
6.3%
South Africa
Median
15.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 20.1% in Romania; the lowest is 6.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.9%, and the mean is 15.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 65.5%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 64.3%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 20.1% | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 2 | Uruguay | 19.7% | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 19.3% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 4 | Serbia | 18.8% | 2022 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 5 | Argentina | 18.5% | 2022 | up 34.4% | flat |
| 6 | Türkiye | 18.2% | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Indonesia | 17.8% | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 17.5% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 17.3% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 17.2% | 2019 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 17.0% | 2018 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.7% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo | 16.7% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2022 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.2% | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 16.2% | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 16.0% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 15.9% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 15.9% | 2021 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 15.2% | 2021 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 22 | Ukraine | 15.2% | 2020 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 15.1% | 2018 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 15.0% | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 14.6% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 14.1% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.0% | 2021 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 13.9% | 2019 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 12.2% | 2020 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 12.1% | 2022 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 31 | Paraguay | 11.3% | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 11.3% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 10.6% | 2019 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 34 | Ecuador | 9.4% | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 36 | Malawi | 7.9% | 2019 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2021 | down 64.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population