Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
65.4%
Paraguay
Lowest
20.1%
South Africa
Median
46.4%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International Private Transfers is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 65.4% in Paraguay; the lowest is 20.1% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.4%, and the mean is 46.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 102.3%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 47.1%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - International: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 65.4% | 2022 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 63.3% | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 59.2% | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 4 | Chile | 57.8% | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 57.6% | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 57.3% | 2018 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Türkiye | 56.7% | 2019 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 56.2% | 2019 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 9 | Colombia | 55.9% | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 55.4% | 2020 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 54.9% | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 12 | Honduras | 49.0% | 2019 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 47.0% | 2021 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 46.4% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 43.4% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 16 | Kosovo | 43.3% | 2017 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 43.3% | 2017 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.1% | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 19 | El Salvador | 37.9% | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 20 | Poland | 36.3% | 2019 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 36.3% | 2022 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 33.6% | 2020 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 33.3% | 2018 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 24 | Armenia | 32.8% | 2022 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 32.5% | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 27.7% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 20.1% | 2021 | down 29.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population