Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
41.6%
Romania
Lowest
9.9%
Honduras
Median
25.5%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social Assistance is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 41.6% in Romania; the lowest is 9.9% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.5%, and the mean is 25.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 42.4%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 71.2%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Other Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 41.6% | 2019 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 37.5% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 36.4% | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 36.0% | 2021 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 34.8% | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 32.8% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 32.3% | 2022 | up 42.4% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 31.7% | 2022 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 30.2% | 2022 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 29.1% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 27.8% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 12 | Peru | 27.8% | 2022 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 13 | Belarus | 25.6% | 2019 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 14 | Chile | 25.5% | 2022 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 25.4% | 2017 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 23.1% | 2018 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 21.1% | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 18 | Türkiye | 20.6% | 2019 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 19.2% | 2021 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 19.1% | 2020 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 21 | Armenia | 19.0% | 2022 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 18.7% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Paraguay | 18.0% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.1% | 2020 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 25 | Ukraine | 17.1% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 26 | Mongolia | 16.6% | 2020 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 9.9% | 2019 | up 35.6% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population