Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
27.8%
South Africa
Lowest
11.9%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
20.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
361
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 27.8% in South Africa; the lowest is 11.9% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 20.8%, and the mean is 20.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 52.5%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 23.9%).
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 27.8% | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 2 | Ecuador | 25.8% | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 24.8% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 24.7% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 24.7% | 2022 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 6 | Argentina | 24.5% | 2022 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 24.5% | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 8 | Panama | 24.5% | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 23.9% | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 23.8% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 23.0% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Colombia | 22.6% | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Peru | 21.9% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 21.7% | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 15 | Malawi | 21.2% | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 21.0% | 2022 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Türkiye | 20.9% | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 20.8% | 2019 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 20.8% | 2022 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 20 | Georgia | 20.5% | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.5% | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 22 | Albania | 19.3% | 2018 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 23 | Honduras | 19.3% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 24 | Belarus | 19.3% | 2019 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 19.3% | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 18.9% | 2021 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.8% | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 29 | Poland | 17.4% | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 30 | Viet Nam | 17.0% | 2020 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 31 | Pakistan | 17.0% | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 16.9% | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 16.9% | 2021 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 16.1% | 2018 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 35 | Armenia | 15.2% | 2022 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo | 11.9% | 2017 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 36 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.9% | 2017 | down 22.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population