Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Average transfer amount of Cash Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)
Countries reporting
25
Highest
4.4
Pakistan
Lowest
0.0897
El Salvador
Median
1.95
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
210
What the numbers show
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 4.4 in Pakistan; the lowest is 0.0897 in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.95, and the mean is 1.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 49.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 815.0%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 91.3%).
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 4.4 | 2018 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 3.81 | 2019 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 3.43 | 2019 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3.38 | 2022 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 3.36 | 2022 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Serbia | 2.7 | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 2.47 | 2021 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 2.43 | 2018 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 2.36 | 2022 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 2.25 | 2021 | up 302.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.06 | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 11 | Kosovo | 2.06 | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 1.95 | 2020 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 1.72 | 2019 | up 815.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 1.47 | 2019 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Ukraine | 1.33 | 2018 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.09 | 2020 | up 201.2% | rising |
| 18 | Georgia | 0.9699 | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 0.5207 | 2022 | up 289.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Mongolia | 0.5157 | 2020 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.4115 | 2022 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 22 | Peru | 0.2948 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 0.2689 | 2022 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.1667 | 2022 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.0897 | 2022 | down 57.1% | volatile |
About this data
Average transfer amount of Cash Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)