Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - 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
27.9%
Uruguay
Lowest
1.1%
Costa Rica
Median
7.0%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 27.9% in Uruguay; the lowest is 1.1% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.0%, and the mean is 8.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 502.5%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 93.6%).
Beneficiary incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 27.9% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 20.0% | 2020 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 3 | El Salvador | 18.7% | 2022 | up 502.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Thailand | 15.6% | 2021 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Mongolia | 14.4% | 2020 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 14.4% | 2017 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 12.4% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 12.2% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 11.3% | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 11.2% | 2019 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 10.9% | 2022 | up 190.5% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 9.0% | 2018 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 13 | Armenia | 8.4% | 2022 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 14 | Ukraine | 8.2% | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | Serbia | 8.1% | 2022 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 5.8% | 2021 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 5.8% | 2021 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 4.7% | 2020 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo | 4.7% | 2017 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.7% | 2017 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.7% | 2020 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 4.3% | 2022 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 3.3% | 2021 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 3.2% | 2018 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2022 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 27 | Türkiye | 1.9% | 2019 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Pakistan | 1.7% | 2018 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 1.6% | 2022 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 1.1% | 2022 | up 16.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population