Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
29
Highest
22.8%
South Africa
Lowest
7.4%
Turkey
Median
18.0%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
245
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 22.8% in South Africa; the lowest is 7.4% in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.0%, and the mean is 16.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 271.1%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 58.4%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 22.8% | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 22.8% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | El Salvador | 22.2% | 2022 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 21.0% | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 5 | Russia | 21.0% | 2017 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 20.6% | 2022 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 20.6% | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 20.5% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 20.4% | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 20.2% | 2022 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 19.6% | 2021 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 19.4% | 2019 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 13 | Moldova | 18.3% | 2018 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 18.3% | 2021 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 15 | Ukraine | 18.0% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | Belarus | 16.9% | 2019 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 16.2% | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 16.1% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.8% | 2020 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 14.2% | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 21 | Albania | 14.1% | 2018 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 14.0% | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 23 | Kosovo | 11.7% | 2017 | up 271.1% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.7% | 2017 | up 271.1% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 11.4% | 2019 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 26 | Pakistan | 10.8% | 2018 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2022 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 8.0% | 2022 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 29 | Turkey | 7.4% | 2019 | down 20.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population