Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
28.0%
South Africa
Lowest
15.7%
Romania
Median
20.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
362
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 28.0% in South Africa; the lowest is 15.7% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.0%, and the mean is 20.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 25.2%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 23.0%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 28.0% | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 2 | Panama | 24.1% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.6% | 2017 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo | 22.6% | 2017 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 22.4% | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 21.9% | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 21.7% | 2022 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 21.7% | 2021 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 9 | Thailand | 21.3% | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 21.3% | 2019 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 21.2% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 12 | Mexico | 21.1% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Paraguay | 21.0% | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 21.0% | 2021 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 15 | Honduras | 20.8% | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 16 | Malawi | 20.7% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 20.3% | 2022 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 20.0% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 19 | Brazil | 20.0% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 19.9% | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 21 | Bolivia | 19.9% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Georgia | 19.7% | 2021 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 23 | Chile | 19.6% | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 24 | Belarus | 19.4% | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 25 | Turkey | 19.2% | 2019 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 26 | Armenia | 19.0% | 2022 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 27 | Mongolia | 19.0% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 28 | Albania | 18.9% | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Serbia | 18.7% | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.6% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 31 | Moldova | 18.4% | 2018 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 32 | Argentina | 18.4% | 2022 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 33 | Vietnam | 18.4% | 2020 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.2% | 2020 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 17.2% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 16.2% | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 37 | Romania | 15.7% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population