Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
22.8%
Romania
Lowest
3.6%
South Africa
Median
15.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
367
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 22.8% in Romania; the lowest is 3.6% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.4%, and the mean is 15.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 76.9%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 83.2%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 22.8% | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 22.8% | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Belarus | 21.7% | 2019 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 4 | Serbia | 21.5% | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 21.0% | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 20.6% | 2017 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo | 20.6% | 2017 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 20.3% | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 20.2% | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 10 | Ukraine | 20.1% | 2020 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 11 | Armenia | 18.5% | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 18.5% | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% | 2020 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 18.0% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 18.0% | 2020 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 18.0% | 2020 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 15.7% | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 15.7% | 2021 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 15.2% | 2019 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 15.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 14.9% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 22 | Brazil | 14.5% | 2022 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 14.3% | 2022 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 13.9% | 2023 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 13.6% | 2021 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.7% | 2021 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 12.5% | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 12.3% | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 11.8% | 2018 | up 29.4% | flat |
| 30 | Paraguay | 10.9% | 2022 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 10.1% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 9.6% | 2022 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 9.0% | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.6% | 2021 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 6.4% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 3.6% | 2021 | down 83.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population