Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
23.2%
Chile
Lowest
2.5%
South Africa
Median
15.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 23.2% in Chile; the lowest is 2.5% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.1%, and the mean is 15.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 182.9%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 89.8%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 23.2% | 2022 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 21.7% | 2019 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 21.5% | 2022 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 4 | Ukraine | 21.4% | 2020 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 21.2% | 2018 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 6 | Serbia | 20.4% | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 20.2% | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 19.6% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 9 | Armenia | 18.9% | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 18.8% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 10 | Kosovo | 18.8% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 18.4% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 18.3% | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 18.0% | 2019 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 17.9% | 2020 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.8% | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 15.4% | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 15.1% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 15.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Brazil | 15.1% | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 14.9% | 2022 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 14.9% | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 14.3% | 2019 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 14.0% | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 13.2% | 2022 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 12.2% | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 12.0% | 2022 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.9% | 2021 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 29 | Pakistan | 11.3% | 2018 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 10.6% | 2022 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 31 | Paraguay | 10.1% | 2022 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.0% | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 33 | Malawi | 9.9% | 2019 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 8.1% | 2021 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 35 | Honduras | 5.5% | 2019 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 4.6% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 2.5% | 2021 | down 89.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population