Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
27.1%
Türkiye
Lowest
12.2%
Ecuador
Median
20.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 27.1% in Türkiye; the lowest is 12.2% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.0%, and the mean is 19.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 40.0%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 31.6%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 27.1% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 27.0% | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 25.0% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Mongolia | 23.3% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 23.2% | 2022 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 6 | Belarus | 23.1% | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 22.8% | 2019 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 8 | Serbia | 22.2% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 9 | Armenia | 22.2% | 2022 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 22.1% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 21.8% | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.7% | 2020 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 21.7% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 21.5% | 2020 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 15 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.1% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 15 | Kosovo | 21.1% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 20.9% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 18 | Brazil | 20.5% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | Ukraine | 20.0% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 20.0% | 2021 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 20.0% | 2019 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 22 | Panama | 19.8% | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 18.9% | 2018 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 18.5% | 2021 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 25 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.3% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 18.2% | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 17.6% | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 17.3% | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 16.8% | 2022 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 30 | Honduras | 16.8% | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 16.4% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 15.6% | 2022 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | Paraguay | 13.8% | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.7% | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 35 | Malawi | 12.9% | 2019 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 12.5% | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 37 | Ecuador | 12.2% | 2022 | down 24.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population