Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
26.5%
Armenia
Lowest
2.0%
Costa Rica
Median
11.7%
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
257
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 26.5% in Armenia; the lowest is 2.0% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.7%, and the mean is 11.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 547.8%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 69.3%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Other Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 26.5% | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.3% | 2020 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 21.2% | 2020 | up 547.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Honduras | 19.1% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 18.2% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 15.6% | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 15.0% | 2021 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 14.7% | 2020 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 13.7% | 2018 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mongolia | 13.1% | 2020 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 12.6% | 2019 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 12.5% | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 11.7% | 2017 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 14 | Belarus | 11.7% | 2019 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 15 | Peru | 11.0% | 2022 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 9.9% | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 9.2% | 2019 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 8.8% | 2019 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 7.8% | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 7.1% | 2017 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 6.5% | 2022 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 5.9% | 2022 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 5.7% | 2022 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 5.3% | 2021 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 25 | Brazil | 4.3% | 2019 | up 206.3% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 3.7% | 2022 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 2.0% | 2022 | up 20.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population