Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
28.3%
Pakistan
Lowest
2.0%
Ecuador
Median
12.2%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 28.3% in Pakistan; the lowest is 2.0% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.2%, and the mean is 13.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 245.2%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 82.2%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 28.3% | 2018 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 27.8% | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 3 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.4% | 2021 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 22.3% | 2022 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 22.2% | 2021 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 6 | Honduras | 22.0% | 2019 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 7 | Ukraine | 21.3% | 2020 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 21.2% | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 9 | Armenia | 19.0% | 2022 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 17.8% | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 17.2% | 2021 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 12 | Chile | 16.0% | 2022 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 15.3% | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 13.4% | 2019 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 13.2% | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 12.3% | 2021 | up 142.8% | rising |
| 17 | Peru | 12.3% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Mongolia | 12.2% | 2020 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 11.8% | 2022 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 11.6% | 2019 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.4% | 2020 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 10.4% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 8.6% | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.5% | 2017 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo | 8.5% | 2017 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 26 | El Salvador | 8.1% | 2022 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 7.9% | 2022 | up 245.2% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 5.7% | 2022 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 5.4% | 2022 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Türkiye | 5.3% | 2019 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 31 | Paraguay | 4.9% | 2022 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 3.6% | 2022 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 2.7% | 2022 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 34 | Ecuador | 2.0% | 2022 | down 25.2% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population