Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
37
Highest
30.0%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
6.3%
South Africa
Median
19.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
362
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 30.0% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 6.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.1%, and the mean is 18.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 42.2%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 60.3%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 30.0% | 2021 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 29.3% | 2020 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 26.2% | 2018 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.8% | 2020 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 24.6% | 2018 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 24.4% | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23.6% | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 23.2% | 2019 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 23.2% | 2017 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 9 | Kosovo | 23.2% | 2017 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 11 | Belarus | 21.9% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 12 | Mongolia | 21.9% | 2020 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 21.7% | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 21.4% | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 20.9% | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 16 | Malawi | 19.7% | 2019 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 17 | Honduras | 19.5% | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 19.4% | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 19.1% | 2019 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 18.7% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 18.3% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 18.2% | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 16.3% | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 15.7% | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 15.4% | 2022 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 26 | Chile | 15.0% | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 27 | Paraguay | 14.2% | 2022 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 13.7% | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 29 | Panama | 13.1% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 12.3% | 2022 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 11.5% | 2022 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 11.4% | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 33 | Thailand | 11.3% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 34 | Uruguay | 10.9% | 2022 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 35 | Ecuador | 10.4% | 2022 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 9.7% | 2022 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population