Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
28.0%
Viet Nam
Lowest
3.3%
Costa Rica
Median
12.0%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 28.0% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 3.3% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.0%, and the mean is 12.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 9,019.7%), 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 | Viet Nam | 28.0% | 2020 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.1% | 2021 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 3 | Georgia | 22.7% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 4 | Ukraine | 22.2% | 2020 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 5 | Honduras | 20.7% | 2019 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 20.5% | 2022 | up 128.8% | falling |
| 7 | Armenia | 16.4% | 2022 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 16.4% | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 16.2% | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 10 | Chile | 16.1% | 2022 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 16.1% | 2019 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 15.9% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 14.6% | 2022 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 14.0% | 2019 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 13.0% | 2018 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 12.9% | 2021 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 12.5% | 2020 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 18 | Uruguay | 12.0% | 2022 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.0% | 2020 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Poland | 10.8% | 2019 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 10.7% | 2019 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 10.5% | 2022 | up 9,019.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 10.5% | 2022 | up 157.0% | rising |
| 24 | Pakistan | 9.7% | 2018 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 9.3% | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 26 | El Salvador | 8.4% | 2022 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 6.0% | 2022 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Kosovo | 6.0% | 2017 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 28 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.0% | 2017 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 30 | Colombia | 5.7% | 2022 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Brazil | 5.7% | 2022 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Türkiye | 5.3% | 2019 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 33 | Argentina | 3.6% | 2022 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 3.5% | 2022 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 3.3% | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population