Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
26.2%
South Africa
Lowest
3.5%
Ecuador
Median
15.9%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
259
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 26.2% in South Africa; the lowest is 3.5% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.9%, and the mean is 14.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 134.2%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 78.0%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 26.2% | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 25.0% | 2022 | up 70.2% | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 20.3% | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 4 | El Salvador | 19.4% | 2022 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 18.8% | 2019 | up 32.9% | flat |
| 6 | Mexico | 18.1% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.1% | 2020 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 16.7% | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 9 | Honduras | 16.5% | 2019 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 16.3% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.3% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo | 16.3% | 2017 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 16.2% | 2019 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 15.9% | 2018 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 15.7% | 2021 | up 134.2% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 13.3% | 2018 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.7% | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 12.4% | 2019 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 12.0% | 2021 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 11.5% | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 11.3% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 11.1% | 2022 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 10.9% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 24 | Mongolia | 9.7% | 2020 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2022 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 6.5% | 2022 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 3.5% | 2022 | down 78.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population