Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
22.2%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
1.9%
Ecuador
Median
8.0%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 22.2% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 1.9% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.0%, and the mean is 8.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 5,032.5%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 85.9%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22.2% | 2021 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 15.7% | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Mexico | 14.9% | 2022 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 14.6% | 2019 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Malawi | 14.5% | 2019 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 6 | Ukraine | 12.4% | 2020 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 7 | Georgia | 11.5% | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 8 | Uruguay | 11.1% | 2022 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 11.1% | 2021 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 10.7% | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 10.5% | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 12 | Mongolia | 10.5% | 2020 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 10.4% | 2021 | up 35.3% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 9.8% | 2019 | up 43.6% | flat |
| 15 | Peru | 9.2% | 2022 | up 5,032.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 8.4% | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 8.2% | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 8.0% | 2022 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.8% | 2020 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 7.8% | 2022 | up 202.2% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 7.2% | 2019 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 22 | Chile | 6.7% | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 6.6% | 2019 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 6.3% | 2018 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 5.9% | 2022 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 5.8% | 2018 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.2% | 2017 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 27 | Kosovo | 5.2% | 2017 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 4.5% | 2022 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Türkiye | 4.5% | 2019 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 31 | Brazil | 3.1% | 2022 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Armenia | 3.1% | 2022 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 2.2% | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 2.2% | 2022 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 1.9% | 2022 | down 60.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population