Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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
29.5%
Uruguay
Lowest
2.5%
Türkiye
Median
12.9%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
245
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 29.5% in Uruguay; the lowest is 2.5% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.9%, and the mean is 13.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo (up 325.6%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 75.4%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 29.5% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 20.4% | 2020 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 19.9% | 2022 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Ukraine | 19.1% | 2018 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 18.8% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 18.5% | 2017 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 17.8% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 16.5% | 2021 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 16.3% | 2022 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 15.5% | 2019 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 11 | Romania | 15.2% | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 15.1% | 2019 | up 155.5% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 14.5% | 2022 | up 33.5% | flat |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 13.3% | 2018 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 12.9% | 2021 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 12.8% | 2021 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 12.5% | 2022 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.4% | 2020 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Albania | 11.6% | 2018 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 10.3% | 2021 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 10.1% | 2022 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 8.9% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% | 2019 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo | 6.1% | 2017 | up 325.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.1% | 2017 | up 325.6% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 6.0% | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 5.0% | 2018 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2022 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 2.5% | 2019 | down 51.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population