Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
22.2%
Viet Nam
Lowest
3.1%
Malawi
Median
13.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
350
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 22.2% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 3.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.5%, and the mean is 13.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 262.6%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 37.8%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 22.2% | 2020 | up 262.6% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 21.0% | 2021 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 3 | Panama | 17.8% | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 4 | Uruguay | 17.1% | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 16.9% | 2022 | up 109.5% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 16.8% | 2019 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 7 | Thailand | 16.6% | 2021 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 16.4% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 16.4% | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 16.2% | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 11 | Serbia | 16.1% | 2022 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 15.9% | 2022 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 15.9% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 15.6% | 2021 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 14.8% | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 16 | El Salvador | 14.5% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 14.4% | 2021 | up 205.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.7% | 2021 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 19 | Honduras | 13.3% | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 12.9% | 2022 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.8% | 2020 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 11.6% | 2019 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 11.5% | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 11.3% | 2022 | down 36.7% | flat |
| 25 | Armenia | 10.8% | 2022 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 10.7% | 2019 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.5% | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 10.5% | 2021 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 29 | Romania | 10.1% | 2021 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 9.8% | 2020 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 9.8% | 2019 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 9.1% | 2021 | up 53.8% | flat |
| 33 | Pakistan | 7.4% | 2018 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 34 | Kosovo | 6.7% | 2017 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 34 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.7% | 2017 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 36 | Malawi | 3.1% | 2019 | down 37.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population