Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
27.2%
South Africa
Lowest
11.8%
Republic of Moldova
Median
16.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 37 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 16.1%, and the mean is 17.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 117.9%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 27.9%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 27.2% | 2021 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 2 | Honduras | 23.1% | 2019 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 3 | Argentina | 22.9% | 2022 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 4 | Uruguay | 22.1% | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 21.7% | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 21.4% | 2019 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 21.2% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.3% | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 9 | Panama | 20.2% | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 10 | Paraguay | 19.7% | 2022 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 19.6% | 2022 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 19.4% | 2019 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 13 | Brazil | 18.7% | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 18.4% | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 17.6% | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 17.5% | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 17 | Mongolia | 17.2% | 2020 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 16.8% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 16.1% | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.0% | 2020 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 21 | Pakistan | 16.0% | 2018 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 15.5% | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 23 | Chile | 15.3% | 2022 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 24 | Serbia | 15.0% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 15.0% | 2020 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 26 | Armenia | 14.6% | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.4% | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 28 | Kosovo | 13.8% | 2017 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 28 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 13.8% | 2017 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 13.4% | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 31 | Indonesia | 13.2% | 2022 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 12.6% | 2020 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 33 | Belarus | 12.4% | 2019 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 12.4% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 35 | Georgia | 11.9% | 2021 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 36 | Malawi | 11.9% | 2019 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 37 | Republic of Moldova | 11.8% | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population