Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
30.4%
Vietnam
Lowest
6.3%
South Africa
Median
18.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
361
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 30.4% in Vietnam; the lowest is 6.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.7%, and the mean is 18.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 62.5%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 61.3%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 30.4% | 2020 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 27.8% | 2017 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo | 27.8% | 2017 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 27.6% | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 25.1% | 2018 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 24.8% | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 24.5% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 8 | Moldova | 24.4% | 2018 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 24.1% | 2021 | up 16.0% | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.6% | 2020 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 11 | Mongolia | 23.0% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 21.4% | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 13 | Bolivia | 20.4% | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.4% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 20.2% | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 16 | El Salvador | 19.9% | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 19.6% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 18 | Malawi | 19.5% | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 18.7% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 18.7% | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 18.6% | 2021 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 18.1% | 2021 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 23 | Turkey | 17.5% | 2019 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 16.7% | 2022 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 15.1% | 2021 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 26 | Chile | 14.3% | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 13.9% | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 28 | Panama | 12.7% | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 12.7% | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 30 | Thailand | 12.6% | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 12.5% | 2022 | up 36.9% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 10.8% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 10.8% | 2022 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 10.0% | 2022 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 35 | Uruguay | 9.3% | 2022 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 36 | Ecuador | 8.8% | 2022 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 37 | South Africa | 6.3% | 2021 | down 61.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population