Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
89.6%
Colombia
Lowest
15.7%
Indonesia
Median
32.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
352
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -rural is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 89.6% in Colombia; the lowest is 15.7% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.8%, and the mean is 36.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 406.6%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 62.5%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 89.6% | 2022 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 84.5% | 2021 | up 406.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 74.5% | 2021 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.7% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 5 | Honduras | 50.1% | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 50.1% | 2018 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 49.5% | 2019 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 42.0% | 2013 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 41.5% | 2019 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 39.7% | 2022 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 38.4% | 2022 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 12 | Panama | 37.6% | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 36.6% | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 36.1% | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 36.0% | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 16 | Paraguay | 34.3% | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 33.8% | 2021 | up 52.2% | flat |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 32.8% | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 32.8% | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 31.7% | 2020 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.9% | 2020 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mongolia | 28.9% | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 27.4% | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 26.2% | 2022 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 25.5% | 2021 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 26 | Poland | 25.4% | 2019 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 25.4% | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Belarus | 25.2% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 29 | Armenia | 24.2% | 2022 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 30 | Ukraine | 23.8% | 2020 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 22.0% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 32 | Kosovo | 22.0% | 2017 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 32 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.0% | 2017 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 22.0% | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 35 | El Salvador | 20.1% | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 36 | Indonesia | 15.7% | 2022 | up 72.9% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population