Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
31.0%
South Africa
Lowest
8.1%
Malawi
Median
17.1%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 31.0% in South Africa; the lowest is 8.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.1%, and the mean is 17.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 101.3%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 27.5%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 31.0% | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia | 21.2% | 2022 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 21.0% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 20.7% | 2021 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 20.6% | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 6 | Moldova | 19.8% | 2018 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 7 | El Salvador | 19.1% | 2022 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 8 | Mexico | 19.0% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 18.9% | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 18.7% | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 18.2% | 2020 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 18.1% | 2021 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 18.1% | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 17.8% | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 17.7% | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 16 | Bolivia | 17.1% | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 17.1% | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 18 | Belarus | 17.1% | 2019 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 17.0% | 2022 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 16.9% | 2022 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 16.6% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 16.4% | 2019 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 23 | Mongolia | 16.3% | 2020 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 15.9% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 15.8% | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.6% | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 15.1% | 2022 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 15.0% | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Kosovo | 14.7% | 2017 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 29 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 14.7% | 2017 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 31 | Pakistan | 14.6% | 2018 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14.0% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 13.6% | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 13.0% | 2021 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 35 | Turkey | 12.8% | 2019 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 8.1% | 2019 | down 23.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population