Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
19.4%
South Africa
Lowest
6.7%
Malawi
Median
14.3%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 19.4% in South Africa; the lowest is 6.7% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.3%, and the mean is 13.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 252.1%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 42.9%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 19.4% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 17.6% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 17.0% | 2022 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 16.8% | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 5 | Uruguay | 16.6% | 2022 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 16.3% | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 16.2% | 2020 | up 252.1% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 16.2% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 9 | Ecuador | 16.1% | 2022 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 16.1% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 15.9% | 2022 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 12 | Moldova | 15.9% | 2018 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 15.8% | 2021 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 15.8% | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Chile | 15.6% | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 15.3% | 2023 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 14.6% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 14.5% | 2021 | up 196.4% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 14.2% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia | 13.4% | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 13.3% | 2021 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 11.7% | 2019 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 11.5% | 2021 | up 40.2% | flat |
| 24 | Armenia | 11.4% | 2022 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.1% | 2020 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 26 | Poland | 11.1% | 2019 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 11.0% | 2022 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 28 | Pakistan | 10.3% | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kosovo | 10.1% | 2017 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 29 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.1% | 2017 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 10.0% | 2019 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 32 | Turkey | 9.8% | 2019 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 33 | Mongolia | 9.6% | 2020 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.2% | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 8.6% | 2021 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 6.7% | 2019 | down 16.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population