Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
21.8%
Thailand
Lowest
3.3%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
11.9%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 21.8% in Thailand; the lowest is 3.3% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 11.9%, and the mean is 12.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 637.9%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 56.7%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 21.8% | 2021 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 2 | Honduras | 21.3% | 2019 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.2% | 2021 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 18.9% | 2019 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 18.6% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 16.5% | 2022 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 15.1% | 2022 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 14.8% | 2020 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 9 | Colombia | 14.8% | 2022 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 14.6% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 14.5% | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 13.7% | 2019 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 13.3% | 2022 | up 637.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Indonesia | 13.2% | 2022 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 13.2% | 2020 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 16 | Chile | 12.7% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 17 | Belarus | 12.3% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 18 | Georgia | 11.9% | 2021 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 11.7% | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ukraine | 11.3% | 2020 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 10.8% | 2019 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Moldova | 10.7% | 2018 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 23 | Paraguay | 10.7% | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 10.0% | 2019 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.4% | 2020 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 26 | Uruguay | 9.1% | 2022 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 27 | Pakistan | 8.2% | 2018 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 28 | Ecuador | 8.1% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 7.7% | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia | 7.6% | 2022 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 7.1% | 2022 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 32 | Brazil | 6.8% | 2022 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 33 | Armenia | 5.2% | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 34 | Kosovo | 3.3% | 2017 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.3% | 2017 | up 40.7% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population