Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers 16.9% 2021 up 92.7% 26th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers 16.9% 2021 up 60.9% 27th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 22.6% 2021 up 72.2% 18th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 22.8% 2021 up 78.6% 19th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 20.9% 2021 up 71.3% 18th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 20.9% 2021 up 92.5% 20th
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 9.7% 2021 up 3.2% 31st
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 9.5% 2021 up 1.5% 31st
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers 4.7% 2021 down 9.6% 35th
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers 4.6% 2021 down 10.3% 35th
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 22.6% 2021 up 25.4% 13th
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 22.7% 2021 up 4.7% 16th
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 30.2% 2021 up 12.2% 1st
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 30.5% 2021 up 16.2% 1st
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 28.0% 2021 up 11.5% 1st
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 28.0% 2021 up 25.2% 1st
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All 22.2% 2021 down 27.1% 3rd
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 27.9% 2021 up 41.0% 7th
Beneficiary incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 27.8% 2021 up 18.5% 1st
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 24.3% 2021 up 13.2% 2nd
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 13.7% 2021 down 27.7% 36th
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private 6.3% 2021 down 61.3% 37th
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers 16.9% 2021 up 64.7% 22nd
Coverage (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 11.5% 2021 up 100.3% 29th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 16.0% 2021 up 182.5% 28th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 16.0% 2021 up 137.6% 29th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 14.0% 2021 up 126.4% 28th
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 7.9% 2021 up 44.9% 34th
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 3.6% 2021 down 22.4% 37th
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, total 0.3% 2020 down 10.5% 34th
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) 1.0% 2021 down 69.3% 3rd
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Contributory Pensions 0.2% 2021 down 77.7% 23rd
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -extreme poor 0.2621 <$2.15 a day 2021 up 2.5% 2nd
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers -1st quintile 0.2753 poorest 2021 up 26.0% 11th
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Private Transfers 2.7% 2021 down 19.0% 20th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile 21.8% 2021 down 9.2% 12th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile 36.8% 2021 down 3.5% 12th
Average per capita transfer - All Private Transfers 2.36 2021 up 1.3% 25th
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All 0.9125 preT 2021 up 48.7% 27th
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All 0.9108 2021 up 47.4% 27th
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - All Private 1.5 preT 2021 up 20.3% 26th
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - All Private 1.5 2021 up 17.4% 26th
Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - All Private 2.61 preT 2021 up 18.1% 20th
Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - All Private 2.66 2021 up 21.0% 19th
Average per capita transfer held by 4th quintile - All Private 3.79 preT 2021 down 1.8% 15th
Average per capita transfer held by 4th quintile - All Private 3.77 2021 down 4.1% 16th
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All 7.64 preT 2021 down 2.9% 15th
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All 7.68 2021 down 1.1% 15th
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 8.7% 2021 up 63.9% 23rd
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 8.7% 2021 up 58.4% 23rd
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 19.2% 2021 up 11.4% 1st
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 19.4% 2021 up 10.7% 1st
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 31.0% 2021 up 42.8% 1st
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 31.5% 2021 up 47.8% 1st
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 20.8% 2021 down 21.8% 23rd
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 20.2% 2021 down 25.0% 27th
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private 20.3% 2021 down 30.3% 36th
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private 20.1% 2021 down 29.8% 36th
Average per capita transfer held by extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) - All 0.9167 preT 2021 up 31.6% 17th
Average per capita transfer - All Private Transfers -urban 2.81 2021 down 7.3% 24th