Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) by country
Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
38
Highest
45.9%
Russia
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
6.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
390
What the numbers show
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 45.9% in Russia; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.4%, and the mean is 10.8%.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 664.7%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Population receiving Social Assistance and Other: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 45.9% | 2017 | up 289.4% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 45.1% | 2022 | up 148.7% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 32.2% | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 4 | Ukraine | 29.5% | 2020 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 27.2% | 2022 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 23.2% | 2019 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 7 | Moldova | 21.6% | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 19.7% | 2019 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 18.9% | 2021 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 15.3% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 13.3% | 2020 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 12 | Panama | 11.9% | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 13 | Uruguay | 11.6% | 2022 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 10.9% | 2022 | up 405.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 9.0% | 2022 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 8.9% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 8.7% | 2022 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 7.3% | 2022 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia | 6.7% | 2021 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 6.2% | 2022 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 5.6% | 2022 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 4.4% | 2021 | up 270.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4% | 2020 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 3.8% | 2019 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 3.3% | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 2.7% | 2021 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 2.4% | 2022 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Albania | 2.1% | 2018 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 29 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2021 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 1.3% | 2022 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 33 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2018 | up 664.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 0.7% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2019 | up 519.4% | rising |
| 36 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2019 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.3% | 2021 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 1.4%
About this data
Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)