Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
20.3%
Chile
Lowest
2.1%
Honduras
Median
9.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
334
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -rural is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 20.3% in Chile; the lowest is 2.1% in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.2%, and the mean is 9.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 162.9%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 62.4%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 20.3% | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 2 | Armenia | 19.7% | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 3 | Uruguay | 18.2% | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 17.6% | 2022 | up 56.2% | flat |
| 5 | Romania | 16.9% | 2021 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 14.1% | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 13.7% | 2022 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 12.4% | 2019 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 11.7% | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 11.3% | 2013 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 10.9% | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 10.7% | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Serbia | 10.6% | 2022 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.3% | 2020 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 10.2% | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 9.6% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Georgia | 9.5% | 2021 | up 133.1% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 9.2% | 2018 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 8.4% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 8.3% | 2022 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.2% | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo | 8.2% | 2017 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.4% | 2021 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mexico | 7.3% | 2022 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Mongolia | 7.2% | 2020 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 7.2% | 2019 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 27 | Peru | 6.8% | 2022 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 6.3% | 2022 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 5.6% | 2018 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.3% | 2021 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 5.2% | 2019 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 32 | Panama | 5.0% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 33 | South Africa | 4.7% | 2021 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 3.2% | 2020 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | 2.1% | 2019 | down 62.4% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population