Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
31.5%
South Africa
Lowest
9.1%
Malawi
Median
16.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 31.5% in South Africa; the lowest is 9.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.5%, and the mean is 16.9%.
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 98.0%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 27.4%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 31.5% | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 2 | Panama | 21.6% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 3 | Armenia | 21.1% | 2022 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 4 | Thailand | 20.8% | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 5 | Vietnam | 19.8% | 2020 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 19.6% | 2022 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 19.5% | 2022 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 19.3% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 18.8% | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 18.3% | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 18.2% | 2019 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 17.6% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 17.3% | 2022 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 17.3% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 15 | Ecuador | 16.9% | 2022 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 16 | Bolivia | 16.9% | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 16.7% | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 16.5% | 2019 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.4% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo | 16.4% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 21 | Moldova | 16.4% | 2018 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 22 | Belarus | 16.0% | 2019 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 15.8% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 15.8% | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 15.4% | 2021 | up 39.5% | flat |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.4% | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 15.3% | 2022 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 15.2% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 14.7% | 2018 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 30 | Turkey | 14.6% | 2019 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.9% | 2021 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 32 | Mongolia | 13.4% | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 13.2% | 2022 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 13.2% | 2021 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 11.9% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 9.1% | 2019 | down 14.1% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population