Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All 1.08 2021 up 55.8% 24th
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - All Private 2.13 2021 up 32.0% 19th
Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - All Private 3.03 2021 up 0.3% 17th
Average per capita transfer held by 4th quintile - All Private 5.08 2021 down 5.3% 9th
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - All 7.71 2021 down 13.9% 17th
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 10.7% 2021 up 83.1% 21st
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 21.0% 2021 up 51.7% 2nd
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 26.2% 2021 up 18.9% 1st
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 24.7% 2021 down 13.6% 7th
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private 17.4% 2021 down 41.4% 36th
Benefit-cost ratio - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) 0.289 2021 up 42.1% 8th
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -urban 2.0% 2021 down 23.0% 27th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor 22.1% 2021 up 9.9% 30th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st 13.9% 2021 down 15.0% 17th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -extreme poor 38.1% 2021 up 10.5% 28th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile 28.2% 2021 down 3.6% 17th
Coverage in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers 17.1% 2021 up 62.1% 20th
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All 22.2% 2021 up 44.2% 2nd
Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions 15.32 2021 up 13.1% 4th
Average per capita transfer - Contributory Pensions -urban 17.35 2021 up 8.6% 3rd
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) 1.89 preT 2021 down 83.5% 33rd
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) 1.52 2021 up 62.4% 30th
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Contributory 3.61 preT 2021 down 25.3% 21st
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Contributory 2.01 2021 down 12.6% 30th
Average per capita transfer held by 2nd quintile - Contributory 2.68 2021 down 2.0% 25th
Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - Contributory 6.46 preT 2021 up 13.5% 16th
Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - Contributory 3.74 2021 up 30.6% 22nd
Average per capita transfer held by 3rd quintile - Contributory 5.84 2021 up 23.7% 18th
Average per capita transfer held by 4th quintile - Contributory 15 preT 2021 up 30.1% 4th
Average per capita transfer held by 4th quintile - Contributory 7.88 2021 up 33.0% 15th
Average per capita transfer held by 4th quintile - Contributory 11.94 2021 up 49.0% 8th
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) 22.75 preT 2021 up 12.3% 6th
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) 22.66 2021 up 0.3% 7th
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) 24.3 2021 down 8.7% 8th
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory 0.7% 2021 down 93.4% 33rd
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory 0.1% 2021 down 89.8% 33rd
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Contributory 0.2% 2021 down 55.1% 34th
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions 2.0% 2021 down 56.1% 34th
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions 0.9% 2021 down 54.1% 33rd
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban 0.9% 2021 down 50.1% 34th
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions 6.3% 2021 up 19.5% 34th
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions 2.5% 2021 up 21.9% 34th
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban 3.6% 2021 up 36.1% 34th
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions 27.2% 2021 up 57.0% 1st
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions 12.5% 2021 up 30.4% 33rd
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban 18.0% 2021 up 52.1% 28th
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory 63.8% 2021 up 2.7% 4th
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory 84.0% 2021 down 1.9% 1st
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Contributory 77.3% 2021 down 7.2% 1st
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor 0.0419 <$2.15 a day 2021 up 31.1% 15th
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile 0.0439 poorest 2021 up 37.2% 27th
Benefit-cost ratio - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile (poorest) 0.0521 2021 up 41.1% 29th
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions 0.8% 2021 up 794.4% 22nd
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -urban 1.2% 2021 up 10,351.7% 22nd
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile 5.8% 2021 up 48.8% 28th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st 7.0% 2021 up 48.3% 28th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -1st quintile 12.0% 2021 up 30.3% 25th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions - 1st quintile 13.5% 2021 up 34.6% 26th
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor 6.1% 2021 up 55.3% 29th
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Contributory Pensions -extreme poor 12.6% 2021 up 36.7% 27th