Beneficiary incidence in 4th 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
29.9%
Uruguay
Lowest
2.5%
Türkiye
Median
13.4%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 29.9% in Uruguay; the lowest is 2.5% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.4%, and the mean is 14.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 126.6%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 66.6%).
Beneficiary incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 29.9% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 22.3% | 2022 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Mexico | 21.2% | 2020 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 20.6% | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 18.9% | 2018 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 18.6% | 2020 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 18.4% | 2017 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 17.8% | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 17.5% | 2022 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 17.2% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 15.9% | 2018 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 15.6% | 2021 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 13 | Poland | 15.6% | 2019 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 14.4% | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 13.6% | 2019 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 13.3% | 2022 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 12.6% | 2022 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 12.0% | 2022 | up 59.4% | falling |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.8% | 2020 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 11.6% | 2018 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 11.0% | 2019 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 22 | Georgia | 10.9% | 2021 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 10.2% | 2021 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 9.6% | 2022 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 25 | Pakistan | 8.6% | 2018 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo | 8.5% | 2017 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.5% | 2017 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 6.0% | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 4.1% | 2022 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Türkiye | 2.5% | 2019 | down 56.4% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population