Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
27.3%
Uruguay
Lowest
1.2%
Costa Rica
Median
7.8%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
245
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 27.3% in Uruguay; the lowest is 1.2% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.8%, and the mean is 8.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 329.2%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 93.7%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 27.3% | 2022 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 19.0% | 2020 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 3 | El Salvador | 17.8% | 2022 | up 327.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Thailand | 16.5% | 2021 | up 244.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 14.4% | 2017 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 14.1% | 2020 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 7 | Belarus | 12.8% | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 12.1% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 12.1% | 2021 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 10.9% | 2019 | up 259.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia | 10.1% | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 9.1% | 2022 | up 329.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | 8.8% | 2022 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 8.8% | 2018 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Ukraine | 7.8% | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2017 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.9% | 2017 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Georgia | 6.5% | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 6.5% | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.4% | 2020 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 4.2% | 2022 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 22 | Albania | 3.2% | 2018 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 3.0% | 2019 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 2.5% | 2021 | up 170.3% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 2.2% | 2022 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 26 | Türkiye | 1.9% | 2019 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 1.6% | 2022 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 1.3% | 2018 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2022 | up 134.9% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population