Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Average transfer amount of Cash Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)
Countries reporting
26
Highest
3.63 preT
Costa Rica
Lowest
0.0899 preT
El Salvador
Median
1.05 preT
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
220
What the numbers show
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 3.63 preT in Costa Rica; the lowest is 0.0899 preT in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.05 preT, and the mean is 1.25 preT.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 357.7%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 88.7%).
Average per capita transfer held by 5th quintile (richest): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3.63 preT | 2022 | up 206.6% | rising |
| 2 | Belarus | 3.49 preT | 2019 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 3.23 preT | 2019 | up 149.5% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.07 preT | 2017 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo | 2.07 preT | 2017 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 6 | Serbia | 1.76 preT | 2022 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1.72 preT | 2021 | up 348.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 1.67 preT | 2022 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 1.5 preT | 2021 | up 357.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Moldova | 1.26 preT | 2018 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 1.23 preT | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 1.18 preT | 2019 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 1.05 preT | 2020 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.05 preT | 2020 | up 212.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0.9365 preT | 2018 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 0.916 preT | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0.5403 preT | 2018 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 18 | Mongolia | 0.5171 preT | 2020 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 0.4958 preT | 2019 | up 300.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 0.489 preT | 2020 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 0.4307 preT | 2022 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | 0.4051 preT | 2022 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 0.2779 preT | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Indonesia | 0.2551 preT | 2022 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 0.1313 preT | 2022 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 0.0899 preT | 2022 | down 6.1% | volatile |
About this data
Average transfer amount of Cash Transfers programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)