Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
27.2%
South Africa
Lowest
11.8%
Republic of Moldova
Median
18.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
347
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance (preT) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 27.2% in South Africa; the lowest is 11.8% in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.3%, and the mean is 18.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 57.0%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 26.8%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Social Insurance: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 27.2% | 2021 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 2 | Argentina | 25.0% | 2022 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 24.6% | 2021 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 23.6% | 2022 | up 23.4% | flat |
| 5 | Honduras | 23.5% | 2019 | up 48.5% | falling |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 23.3% | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 7 | Uruguay | 23.2% | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 8 | Panama | 22.2% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 22.2% | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 10 | Türkiye | 21.8% | 2019 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 21.6% | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 12 | Mexico | 21.1% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 21.0% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 14 | Peru | 20.1% | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 15 | El Salvador | 19.8% | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 19.0% | 2022 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 18.4% | 2022 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 18.3% | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 18.1% | 2020 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 17.0% | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 16.9% | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 16.8% | 2018 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 23 | Armenia | 16.5% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.5% | 2020 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Thailand | 15.5% | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 15.4% | 2022 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 27 | Kosovo | 15.2% | 2017 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 15.2% | 2017 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.2% | 2021 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 13.3% | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 31 | Ukraine | 12.6% | 2020 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 32 | Belarus | 12.5% | 2019 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 11.9% | 2021 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 11.8% | 2018 | down 19.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population