Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country

Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)

Countries reporting
39
Highest
89.9%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
1.4%
Pakistan
Median
22.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390

What the numbers show

Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 89.9% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 1.4% in Pakistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 22.9%, and the mean is 26.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 253.5%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 95.4%).

Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 89.9% 2021 up 69.5% rising
2 Viet Nam 86.1% 2020 up 253.5% volatile
3 El Salvador 77.4% 2022 up 0.6% volatile
4 Thailand 69.5% 2021 up 90.8% rising
5 Mongolia 67.2% 2020 down 24.6% falling
6 Peru 51.6% 2022 down 36.6% volatile
7 Russian Federation 44.0% 2017 up 184.4% rising
8 Chile 43.3% 2022 down 0.7% falling
9 Romania 40.7% 2021 down 7.6% flat
10 Georgia 38.8% 2021 down 12.0% falling
11 Poland 34.3% 2019 up 40.7% falling
12 South Africa 34.0% 2021 up 65.5% rising
13 Indonesia 31.7% 2022 up 98.0% rising
14 Panama 30.9% 2023 up 66.3% rising
15 Uruguay 28.2% 2022 down 14.4% falling
16 Malawi 25.7% 2019 up 38.1% falling
17 Belarus 24.9% 2019 down 39.2% falling
18 Mexico 23.6% 2022 up 96.1% rising
19 Ukraine 23.5% 2020 down 17.3% rising
20 Dominican Republic 22.9% 2021 up 175.0% volatile
21 Armenia 22.2% 2022 up 33.9% rising
22 Paraguay 17.1% 2022 down 40.0% rising
23 Kazakhstan 12.4% 2021 down 42.8% volatile
24 Costa Rica 12.4% 2022 down 4.9% falling
25 Republic of Moldova 12.3% 2018 down 36.3% falling
26 Sri Lanka 11.3% 2019 up 127.9% rising
27 Honduras 8.6% 2019 down 70.4% falling
28 Serbia 4.6% 2022 up 60.1% rising
29 Colombia 4.5% 2022 down 70.1% volatile
30 Côte d'Ivoire 3.8% 2021 down 75.7% falling
31 Argentina 3.7% 2022 down 54.7% volatile
32 Kyrgyzstan 2.8% 2020 down 33.0% rising
33 Brazil 2.1% 2022 down 83.0% volatile
34 Türkiye 2.1% 2019 down 46.2% volatile
35 Albania 1.8% 2018 down 89.8% volatile
36 Ecuador 1.6% 2022 down 95.4% volatile
37 Kosovo 1.5% 2017 up 33.5% volatile
37 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.5% 2017 up 33.5% volatile
39 Pakistan 1.4% 2018 down 40.7% volatile

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Indicator
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 390 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)