Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
36
Highest
55.7%
Pakistan
Lowest
17.4%
South Africa
Median
36.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
350
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 55.7% in Pakistan; the lowest is 17.4% in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.8%, and the mean is 37.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 110.8%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 52.9%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 55.7% | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 49.3% | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 47.9% | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 4 | Turkey | 45.6% | 2019 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45.3% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 44.9% | 2022 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 44.3% | 2022 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 44.2% | 2019 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 43.3% | 2017 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo | 43.3% | 2017 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 42.4% | 2019 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.4% | 2020 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 41.2% | 2020 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia | 39.6% | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 15 | Vietnam | 39.0% | 2020 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 38.7% | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 37.3% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 36.9% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Malawi | 36.8% | 2019 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 36.1% | 2022 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 21 | Moldova | 35.5% | 2018 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 34.7% | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 34.3% | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 34.1% | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 33.7% | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 26 | Thailand | 33.7% | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 33.7% | 2022 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 28 | Mexico | 32.4% | 2022 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 32.0% | 2023 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 30.8% | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 31 | Uruguay | 30.4% | 2022 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 29.1% | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 28.6% | 2022 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 27.2% | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 21.5% | 2022 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 17.4% | 2021 | down 41.4% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population