Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
33.5%
South Africa
Lowest
16.6%
Chile
Median
21.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
329
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 33.5% in South Africa; the lowest is 16.6% in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.2%, and the mean is 21.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 64.6%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 29.4%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 33.5% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 2 | Panama | 32.3% | 2023 | up 34.3% | flat |
| 3 | Honduras | 26.7% | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 25.9% | 2020 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 24.9% | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 24.9% | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 24.0% | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 24.0% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 22.9% | 2020 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 10 | Malawi | 22.8% | 2019 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 22.3% | 2022 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 22.2% | 2018 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 22.1% | 2019 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 14 | Côte d’Ivoire | 21.7% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 15 | Belarus | 21.7% | 2019 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 21.7% | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 21.2% | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 18 | Paraguay | 21.2% | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 21.0% | 2022 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia | 20.8% | 2021 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 20.7% | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 20.5% | 2021 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 20.2% | 2022 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo | 20.2% | 2017 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 20.0% | 2021 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 19.7% | 2022 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 27 | Brazil | 18.7% | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 18.2% | 2013 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 18.1% | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 30 | Armenia | 18.0% | 2022 | up 37.6% | falling |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.0% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 16.9% | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 16.8% | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 16.6% | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population