Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
16.9%
Serbia
Lowest
3.8%
Viet Nam
Median
9.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 16.9% in Serbia; the lowest is 3.8% in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.4%, and the mean is 9.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 146.2%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 48.5%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 16.9% | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 14.9% | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 14.3% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 14.1% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 13.7% | 2022 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 6 | Armenia | 13.6% | 2022 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 13.1% | 2021 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 12.4% | 2021 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 12.4% | 2021 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 12.2% | 2019 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 11 | Paraguay | 11.5% | 2022 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 11.3% | 2022 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 11.2% | 2022 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 11.0% | 2018 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 10.9% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 16 | Panama | 10.5% | 2023 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.1% | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 9.5% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 9.4% | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.9% | 2021 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 8.8% | 2022 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 8.7% | 2022 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 8.7% | 2021 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.7% | 2017 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo | 8.7% | 2017 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 8.6% | 2020 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 8.0% | 2019 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 7.8% | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 7.2% | 2021 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.1% | 2021 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 6.1% | 2019 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 32 | Pakistan | 5.9% | 2018 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 5.2% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 5.2% | 2019 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 35 | Malawi | 5.1% | 2019 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 3.8% | 2020 | up 146.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population