Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
74.5%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
3.0%
Uruguay
Median
44.7%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 74.5% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 3.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.7%, and the mean is 44.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 40.8%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 62.2%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 74.5% | 2017 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 1 | Kosovo | 74.5% | 2017 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 68.2% | 2022 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 67.7% | 2022 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 64.8% | 2022 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 62.5% | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 57.2% | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 53.4% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 51.0% | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 48.8% | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.8% | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 12 | Belarus | 46.5% | 2019 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 45.9% | 2018 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 43.5% | 2020 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 40.9% | 2018 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 39.3% | 2020 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 17 | Ukraine | 36.8% | 2018 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 18 | Chile | 34.9% | 2022 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 34.7% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 32.1% | 2019 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 31.7% | 2022 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 22 | Mongolia | 29.7% | 2020 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 27.0% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 24 | Colombia | 23.5% | 2022 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 14.8% | 2022 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 3.0% | 2022 | down 33.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population