Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
43.4%
Malawi
Lowest
16.3%
Paraguay
Median
21.6%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
350
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 43.4% in Malawi; the lowest is 16.3% in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.6%, and the mean is 22.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 169.1%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 31.4%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 43.4% | 2019 | up 169.1% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 26.9% | 2017 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 2 | Kosovo | 26.9% | 2017 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 4 | Serbia | 26.3% | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 26.2% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 24.7% | 2020 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 7 | South Africa | 24.7% | 2021 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 8 | Peru | 24.5% | 2022 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 9 | Moldova | 24.4% | 2018 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 23.9% | 2021 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 23.9% | 2019 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 22.7% | 2021 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 22.4% | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 21.9% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 21.9% | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 21.8% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 21.8% | 2022 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 21.7% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.6% | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 20 | Georgia | 21.5% | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 21.5% | 2019 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 21.5% | 2022 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 21.3% | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 21.3% | 2023 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% | 2021 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 20.7% | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.3% | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 19.9% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 19.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 30 | Thailand | 18.8% | 2021 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 31 | Pakistan | 18.7% | 2018 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 32 | Armenia | 18.6% | 2022 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | 17.7% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.6% | 2020 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 16.5% | 2020 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 16.3% | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population