Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:per_sa_allsa.ben_q1_tot•% of Total•2000 → 2023•107 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
107
Frequency
—
Range
2000 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 4.85%
4.85% – 13.43%
13.43% – 17.75%
17.75% – 23.59%
23.59% – 28.08%
28.08% – 31.01%
> 31.01%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
107 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
Countries
107
Median
19.5%
Mean
20.7%
25th pctl
12.7%
75th pctl
29.3%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Benefit incidence of social safety net programs to poorest quintile (% of total safety net benefits)
TurkiyeArmeniaPeru
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GhanaGHA | 57.56% | 2016 | — |
| DjiboutiDJI | 53.82% | 2012 | — |
| KosovoXKX | 50.81% | 2017 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 49.34% | 2019 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 43.98% | 2022 | |
| UruguayURY | 43.44% | 2022 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 43.12% | 2014 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 38.98% | 2014 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 38.4% | 2009 | — |
| TurkiyeTUR | 37.97% | 2019 | |
| HungaryHUN | 34.21% | 2007 | — |
| MyanmarMMR | 32.84% | 2017 | — |
| Costa RicaCRI | 31.75% | 2022 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 31.73% | 2017 | |
| PakistanPAK | 31.63% | 2018 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 31.03% | 2022 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 30.9% | 2018 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 30.6% | 2019 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 30.47% | 2011 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 30.43% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 30.27% | 2022 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 30.23% | 2018 | |
| BrazilBRA | 30.16% | 2022 | |
| EcuadorECU | 29.71% | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 29.57% | 2018 | — |
| PolandPOL | 29.31% | 2019 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 29.26% | 2020 | |
| BelarusBLR | 28.83% | 2019 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 28.44% | 2022 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 28.44% | 2022 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 28.14% | 2007 | — |
| MongoliaMNG | 27.93% | 2020 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 27.65% | 2012 | |
| RomaniaROU | 26.59% | 2021 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 26.47% | 2022 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 26.45% | 2022 | |
| ThailandTHA | 26.08% | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 25.86% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 25.63% | 2019 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 25.53% | 2014 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 24.78% | 2008 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 24.77% | 2021 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 24.64% | 2016 | |
| PanamaPAN | 24.35% | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 24.24% | 2013 | — |
| KiribatiKIR | 24.03% | 2019 | — |
| EswatiniSWZ | 23% | 2016 | |
| JordanJOR | 22.7% | 2010 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 22.59% | 2014 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 22.54% | 2016 | |
| LatviaLVA | 21.13% | 2009 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 20.93% | 2021 | |
| KenyaKEN | 20.05% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 19.48% | 2019 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 19.36% | 2020 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 19.23% | 2018 | |
| MalawiMWI | 19.05% | 2019 | |
| MexicoMEX | 18.79% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 18.46% | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 18.42% | 2021 | |
| SudanSDN | 17.98% | 2009 | — |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 17.58% | 2008 | — |
| NamibiaNAM | 17.55% | 2015 | — |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 17.38% | 2015 | — |
| FijiFJI | 17.19% | 2013 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 16.77% | 2018 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 16.5% | 2015 | |
| NepalNPL | 15.73% | 2010 | — |
| BhutanBTN | 15.29% | 2007 | — |
| IndiaIND | 15.13% | 2011 | — |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 14.95% | 2018 | — |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 14.8% | 2007 | — |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 14.78% | 2016 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 13.96% | 2015 | |
| UkraineUKR | 13.79% | 2020 | |
| RwandaRWA | 13.68% | 2013 | |
| ChileCHL | 13.33% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 13.12% | 2017 | — |
| BotswanaBWA | 12.82% | 2009 | — |
| Viet NamVNM | 12.81% | 2020 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 12.73% | 2017 | |
| IraqIRQ | 12.4% | 2012 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 11.85% | 2017 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 11.59% | 2019 | — |
| NigerNER | 8.75% | 2018 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 8.48% | 2019 | — |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 7.7% | 2009 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 7.56% | 2011 | — |
| MauritaniaMRT | 7.24% | 2008 | — |
| AfghanistanAFG | 6.75% | 2007 | — |
| GabonGAB | 5.9% | 2017 | |
| CameroonCMR | 4.68% | 2021 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 4.07% | 2015 | — |
| South SudanSSD | 3.91% | 2009 | — |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 3.86% | 2005 | — |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 3.58% | 2000 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 3.57% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 3.5% | 2012 | — |
| UgandaUGA | 3.35% | 2016 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 2.73% | 2010 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 2.03% | 2021 | |
| MaliMLI | 2.01% | 2021 | |
| ChadTCD | 1.38% | 2011 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 0.95% | 2007 | — |
| TogoTGO | 0.89% | 2018 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 0.42% | 2018 | — |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0.37% | 2021 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)