Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
30
Highest
24.1%
South Africa
Lowest
6.8%
Turkey
Median
17.4%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 24.1% in South Africa; the lowest is 6.8% in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.4%, and the mean is 16.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 60.0%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 61.7%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 24.1% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 22.1% | 2020 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 22.0% | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 21.8% | 2019 | up 26.1% | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 21.8% | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 21.7% | 2022 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 21.4% | 2022 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 21.2% | 2020 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 9 | Thailand | 20.5% | 2021 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 10 | Peru | 20.4% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 20.1% | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 20.0% | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 20.0% | 2017 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 19.9% | 2022 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 17.6% | 2019 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 16 | Ukraine | 17.2% | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.1% | 2020 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 18 | Moldova | 17.0% | 2018 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 19 | Belarus | 16.7% | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 16.7% | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 14.8% | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 22 | Albania | 14.1% | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 14.1% | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 24 | Armenia | 13.0% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 12.5% | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 26 | Georgia | 12.0% | 2021 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 27 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2017 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.9% | 2017 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 6.9% | 2022 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 30 | Turkey | 6.8% | 2019 | down 9.8% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population