Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
70.1%
Türkiye
Lowest
20.3%
South Africa
Median
46.3%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 70.1% in Türkiye; the lowest is 20.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.3%, and the mean is 46.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 91.4%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 51.8%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 70.1% | 2019 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 63.9% | 2022 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 59.5% | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 59.1% | 2022 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 57.7% | 2018 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 57.4% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 56.3% | 2019 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 8 | Colombia | 56.3% | 2022 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 56.2% | 2022 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 10 | Ecuador | 55.6% | 2022 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 49.3% | 2019 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 12 | Georgia | 47.8% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 46.9% | 2021 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 46.3% | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 15 | Mongolia | 45.1% | 2020 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo | 42.2% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 42.2% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.8% | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 19 | El Salvador | 38.0% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 20 | Uruguay | 37.5% | 2022 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 36.3% | 2018 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 22 | Poland | 35.5% | 2019 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 33.2% | 2022 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 31.2% | 2020 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 25 | Armenia | 28.5% | 2022 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 28.0% | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 20.3% | 2021 | down 30.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population