Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
31.5%
South Africa
Lowest
6.7%
Ecuador
Median
15.5%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private Transfers is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 31.5% in South Africa; the lowest is 6.7% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.5%, and the mean is 15.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 114.3%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 69.7%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - International Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 31.5% | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 23.9% | 2022 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 20.9% | 2022 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 4 | Serbia | 20.0% | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 5 | Vietnam | 19.3% | 2020 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 19.3% | 2022 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.3% | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 18.2% | 2019 | up 18.3% | flat |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 17.2% | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 17.0% | 2021 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova | 17.0% | 2018 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.6% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo | 16.6% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 15.5% | 2019 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 14.5% | 2019 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 13.1% | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Peru | 12.9% | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia | 12.7% | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 12.4% | 2019 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 11.9% | 2022 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 11.8% | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 9.7% | 2022 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 23 | Mongolia | 9.4% | 2020 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 9.2% | 2022 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 8.8% | 2022 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 26 | Paraguay | 7.0% | 2022 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 6.7% | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population