Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
77.3%
South Africa
Lowest
7.9%
Indonesia
Median
42.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
367
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 77.3% in South Africa; the lowest is 7.9% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.3%, and the mean is 41.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 787.7%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 34.8%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 77.3% | 2021 | up 787.7% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 73.8% | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Honduras | 65.7% | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 63.3% | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 63.3% | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 6 | Paraguay | 61.8% | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 58.8% | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 8 | Thailand | 55.4% | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 54.6% | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 53.0% | 2021 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.6% | 2021 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 12 | Brazil | 49.9% | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 13 | Peru | 48.7% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 14 | Uruguay | 48.1% | 2022 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 47.7% | 2019 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 16 | Panama | 47.5% | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 17 | El Salvador | 43.3% | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 43.1% | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 41.5% | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 39.4% | 2021 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 38.3% | 2020 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 38.2% | 2019 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 24 | Mongolia | 30.8% | 2020 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 25.2% | 2020 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 26 | Poland | 24.9% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 27 | Armenia | 24.7% | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 24.1% | 2022 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 23.6% | 2022 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 22.9% | 2018 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo | 22.6% | 2017 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 31 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.6% | 2017 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 22.6% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 34 | Georgia | 21.2% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 35 | Belarus | 20.7% | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 36 | Indonesia | 7.9% | 2022 | up 245.2% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population