Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
19.2%
South Africa
Lowest
7.3%
Malawi
Median
14.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
346
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 19.2% in South Africa; the lowest is 7.3% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.4%, and the mean is 13.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 201.9%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 40.0%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 19.2% | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia, Republic of | 17.4% | 2022 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 17.4% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 17.2% | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 16.7% | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 16.6% | 2022 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 16.5% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 8 | Peru | 16.4% | 2022 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 9 | Panama | 16.1% | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 10 | Chile | 15.9% | 2022 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 15.8% | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus, Republic of | 15.8% | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 13 | Georgia | 15.0% | 2021 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 15.0% | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 14.5% | 2021 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia, Republic of | 14.4% | 2022 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 14.4% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Argentina | 14.4% | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 14.1% | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia | 13.7% | 2021 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 21 | Moldova, Republic of | 13.3% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 22 | Vietnam | 12.5% | 2020 | up 201.9% | rising |
| 23 | Honduras | 12.1% | 2019 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 11.8% | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 11.4% | 2021 | up 39.6% | flat |
| 26 | Mongolia | 11.4% | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyz Republic | 11.0% | 2020 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 28 | Pakistan | 10.4% | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 10.1% | 2022 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 30 | Kosovo | 10.1% | 2017 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 9.9% | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 9.5% | 2019 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.3% | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 34 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 8.1% | 2021 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 35 | Malawi | 7.3% | 2019 | down 9.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population