Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
84.0%
South Africa
Lowest
10.5%
Indonesia
Median
40.6%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 84.0% in South Africa; the lowest is 10.5% in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.6%, and the mean is 42.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 859.0%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 44.6%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 84.0% | 2021 | up 859.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Colombia | 78.2% | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.6% | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 4 | Honduras | 69.0% | 2019 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 67.3% | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 61.5% | 2019 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 61.3% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 58.0% | 2022 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 9 | Paraguay | 58.0% | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 57.5% | 2018 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 54.1% | 2022 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 49.4% | 2021 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 48.1% | 2022 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 14 | Uruguay | 47.8% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 15 | Panama | 47.8% | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 16 | Peru | 44.1% | 2022 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 43.9% | 2019 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 43.1% | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 40.6% | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 40.6% | 2022 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 39.1% | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 38.2% | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 37.6% | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.0% | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 25 | Mongolia | 29.6% | 2020 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 26.0% | 2019 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 27 | Romania | 25.4% | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 28 | Armenia | 24.8% | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 24.2% | 2020 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 30 | Serbia | 24.0% | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 23.8% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 32 | Georgia | 22.7% | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 22.0% | 2019 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 34 | Kosovo | 22.0% | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.0% | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 21.5% | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 10.5% | 2022 | up 157.0% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population