Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
60.2%
Malawi
Lowest
20.3%
South Africa
Median
36.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 60.2% in Malawi; the lowest is 20.3% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.4%, and the mean is 38.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 92.5%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 52.3%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 60.2% | 2019 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 52.0% | 2021 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 50.0% | 2021 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 47.8% | 2021 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 47.7% | 2019 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 47.5% | 2018 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 47.5% | 2022 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 46.5% | 2019 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.2% | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 43.6% | 2019 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 42.3% | 2021 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 41.5% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Kosovo | 41.5% | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 39.6% | 2022 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 15 | Honduras | 39.2% | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 38.5% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 17 | Mongolia | 38.1% | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 36.7% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 36.2% | 2018 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 35.6% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 21 | Argentina | 34.8% | 2022 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 34.4% | 2022 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 23 | Ecuador | 33.7% | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 33.1% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 32.9% | 2021 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 26 | Armenia | 32.6% | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 32.1% | 2023 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 32.1% | 2019 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 29 | Dominican Republic | 31.9% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 30.7% | 2022 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 29.8% | 2022 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 29.7% | 2020 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 29.6% | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 28.1% | 2021 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 25.1% | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 20.3% | 2021 | down 30.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population