Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Average transfer amount of Cash Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)
Countries reporting
26
Highest
5.23 preT
Poland
Lowest
0.0354 preT
Colombia
Median
1.34 preT
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 5.23 preT in Poland; the lowest is 0.0354 preT in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.34 preT, and the mean is 1.49 preT.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 148.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 728.8%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 97.5%).
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 5.23 preT | 2019 | up 170.5% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 4.37 preT | 2019 | up 243.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Romania | 3.23 preT | 2021 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 3.04 preT | 2022 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 2.81 preT | 2020 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Armenia | 2.32 preT | 2022 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1.71 preT | 2021 | up 728.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Georgia | 1.71 preT | 2021 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.69 preT | 2017 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo | 1.69 preT | 2017 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 1.62 preT | 2018 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 1.61 preT | 2022 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1.44 preT | 2018 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 1.24 preT | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 0.9413 preT | 2020 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8675 preT | 2020 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 0.6924 preT | 2020 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 0.5727 preT | 2022 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 0.5221 preT | 2019 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 0.3587 preT | 2019 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0.2613 preT | 2022 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 0.2424 preT | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Uruguay | 0.2239 preT | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 24 | Pakistan | 0.1471 preT | 2018 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.0612 preT | 2022 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.0354 preT | 2022 | down 97.5% | volatile |
About this data
Average transfer amount of Cash Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)