Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
22.8%
Serbia
Lowest
2.9%
Viet Nam
Median
11.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
350
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 22.8% in Serbia; the lowest is 2.9% in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.0%, and the mean is 10.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 254.0%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 52.5%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 22.8% | 2022 | up 254.0% | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 15.3% | 2021 | up 101.8% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 15.1% | 2022 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 14.6% | 2021 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 14.2% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 14.0% | 2022 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 13.9% | 2021 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 13.8% | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 13.6% | 2021 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 13.1% | 2019 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 11 | Colombia | 12.8% | 2022 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 12 | Peru | 12.6% | 2022 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 11.8% | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 11.7% | 2022 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 11.7% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 11.7% | 2018 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.3% | 2020 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 18 | Argentina | 11.2% | 2022 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Armenia | 10.8% | 2022 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.8% | 2021 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 10.7% | 2021 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 22 | El Salvador | 10.3% | 2022 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 10.1% | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 24 | Honduras | 9.6% | 2019 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 25 | Mongolia | 9.6% | 2020 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 9.0% | 2019 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 7.5% | 2021 | up 181.6% | flat |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.1% | 2021 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 7.0% | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.0% | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo | 7.0% | 2017 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 32 | Türkiye | 6.1% | 2019 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 5.6% | 2019 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 34 | Pakistan | 4.6% | 2018 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 35 | Malawi | 3.0% | 2019 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 2.9% | 2020 | up 6.7% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population