Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
30.8%
Côte d'Ivoire
Lowest
14.2%
Ecuador
Median
19.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
367
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 30.8% in Côte d'Ivoire; the lowest is 14.2% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.9%, and the mean is 20.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 75.6%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 22.3%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.8% | 2021 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 27.3% | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 27.1% | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 23.6% | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 5 | Thailand | 23.4% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.3% | 2020 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 23.2% | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 8 | Argentina | 23.2% | 2022 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 9 | Belarus | 22.8% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 22.8% | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 11 | Armenia | 22.5% | 2022 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 12 | Serbia | 22.0% | 2022 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 13 | Uruguay | 21.9% | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 21.8% | 2020 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 15 | Mongolia | 21.6% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Georgia | 20.8% | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 20.2% | 2023 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 18 | Brazil | 20.0% | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 19.7% | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 20 | Mexico | 19.3% | 2022 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo | 19.2% | 2017 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.2% | 2017 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 19.0% | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 18.9% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 18.9% | 2021 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 26 | Peru | 18.8% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 18.7% | 2019 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.7% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 18.5% | 2022 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 30 | South Africa | 18.0% | 2021 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 17.9% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 17.5% | 2022 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 16.7% | 2018 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 34 | Indonesia | 14.9% | 2022 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 35 | Paraguay | 14.7% | 2022 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 36 | Ecuador | 14.2% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population