Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
55.7%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
9.9%
Uruguay
Median
31.3%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
230
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 55.7% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 9.9% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.3%, and the mean is 31.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 233.8%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 49.5%).
Beneficiary incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 55.7% | 2017 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 55.7% | 2017 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 54.5% | 2013 | up 233.8% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 49.7% | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 38.4% | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 37.8% | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 36.2% | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 35.6% | 2018 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 35.2% | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 34.2% | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 11 | Ukraine | 33.2% | 2018 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 32.8% | 2018 | up 169.3% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 32.4% | 2022 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.3% | 2020 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 30.4% | 2021 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 16 | Chile | 30.3% | 2022 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 26.4% | 2019 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 24.1% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mongolia | 23.7% | 2020 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 23.4% | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 22.9% | 2017 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 21.9% | 2021 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 23 | Peru | 20.7% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 19.5% | 2022 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 19.0% | 2020 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 26 | El Salvador | 17.4% | 2022 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 9.9% | 2022 | down 20.7% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population