Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
27.5%
Vietnam
Lowest
15.8%
Burkina Faso
Median
21.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 27.5% in Vietnam; the lowest is 15.8% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.8%, and the mean is 21.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 19.6%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 25.0%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 27.5% | 2020 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 26.1% | 2020 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 3 | Peru | 26.0% | 2022 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 4 | Honduras | 25.4% | 2019 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 25.2% | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 6 | Turkey | 23.9% | 2019 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 23.2% | 2022 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 22.5% | 2022 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 9 | Moldova | 22.4% | 2018 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 22.4% | 2022 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.3% | 2021 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 12 | Colombia | 22.2% | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 22.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 21.9% | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 21.9% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 21.9% | 2022 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 18 | Pakistan | 21.8% | 2018 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 21.8% | 2019 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 20 | Uruguay | 21.4% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia | 21.4% | 2021 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 21.3% | 2021 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 21.1% | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 24 | Belarus | 20.7% | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | Romania | 20.4% | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 20.3% | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 20.2% | 2021 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 19.8% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Panama | 19.8% | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 30 | Thailand | 19.8% | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 31 | Malawi | 18.6% | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 17.8% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.8% | 2020 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 16.7% | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 35 | Armenia | 16.7% | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 15.8% | 2021 | down 10.7% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population