Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
35
Highest
26.2%
South Africa
Lowest
13.3%
Serbia
Median
16.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
345
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 26.2% in South Africa; the lowest is 13.3% in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.0%, and the mean is 16.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 51.2%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 31.3%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 26.2% | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 21.1% | 2022 | up 43.2% | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 19.4% | 2020 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 19.3% | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 19.0% | 2022 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 6 | Honduras | 18.8% | 2019 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 18.5% | 2022 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 17.6% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 17.3% | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 17.3% | 2022 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 11 | Ecuador | 17.2% | 2022 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 17.1% | 2019 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 16.9% | 2022 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 16.9% | 2018 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.8% | 2020 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 16 | Thailand | 16.3% | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 17 | Kosovo | 16.1% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 16.0% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 15.8% | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 15.7% | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 15.7% | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 22 | Belarus | 15.5% | 2019 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.5% | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 15.1% | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 25 | Mongolia | 14.7% | 2020 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 14.7% | 2021 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 27 | Georgia | 14.7% | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 28 | Türkiye | 14.6% | 2019 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 29 | Paraguay | 14.6% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 14.0% | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 13.7% | 2019 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 32 | Pakistan | 13.6% | 2018 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 13.4% | 2021 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 13.4% | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 13.3% | 2022 | down 30.2% | rising |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population