Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
17.3%
Serbia
Lowest
5.2%
Honduras
Median
9.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 17.3% in Serbia; the lowest is 5.2% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.2%, and the mean is 9.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 381.9%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 53.7%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 17.3% | 2022 | up 131.7% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 14.4% | 2021 | up 380.9% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 14.1% | 2022 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 13.9% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 13.6% | 2021 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 13.4% | 2022 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 12.8% | 2022 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 8 | Mexico | 12.2% | 2022 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 11.8% | 2022 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 10 | Paraguay | 11.5% | 2022 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 10.9% | 2022 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 12 | Mongolia | 10.7% | 2020 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 10.5% | 2022 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Panama | 10.4% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 9.9% | 2019 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 16 | Vietnam | 9.6% | 2020 | up 381.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 9.3% | 2017 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 17 | Kosovo | 9.3% | 2017 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 19 | Bolivia | 9.1% | 2021 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 9.1% | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 8.9% | 2022 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 8.8% | 2022 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 23 | South Africa | 8.7% | 2021 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 8.5% | 2022 | up 106.1% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 8.4% | 2022 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 8.2% | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.2% | 2020 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 7.4% | 2021 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 29 | Moldova | 7.0% | 2018 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 6.8% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.1% | 2021 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 32 | Pakistan | 6.1% | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 5.9% | 2019 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 5.4% | 2019 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 5.2% | 2019 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 36 | Honduras | 5.2% | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population