Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
30
Highest
24.4%
South Africa
Lowest
7.4%
Türkiye
Median
19.3%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 24.4% in South Africa; the lowest is 7.4% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.3%, and the mean is 18.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 57.7%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 39.5%).
Beneficiary incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 24.4% | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 24.2% | 2020 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 22.4% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | Colombia | 22.2% | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 21.4% | 2017 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 21.2% | 2022 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 20.8% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 20.8% | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 20.7% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.7% | 2020 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 20.7% | 2022 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 20.4% | 2020 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 13 | Thailand | 20.4% | 2021 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 19.8% | 2019 | up 30.1% | flat |
| 15 | Romania | 19.6% | 2021 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 16 | Pakistan | 19.0% | 2018 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 18.7% | 2019 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 17.0% | 2021 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 16.7% | 2018 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 20 | Belarus | 16.5% | 2019 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 21 | Armenia | 16.4% | 2022 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 22 | Argentina | 16.1% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 15.9% | 2018 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | Georgia | 14.9% | 2021 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 14.1% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Kosovo | 13.7% | 2017 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 13.7% | 2017 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 10.9% | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia | 9.2% | 2022 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 7.4% | 2019 | up 35.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population