Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
24
Highest
53.3%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Lowest
6.5%
Uruguay
Median
31.8%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
202
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 53.3% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244); the lowest is 6.5% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.8%, and the mean is 30.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 394.9%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 42.6%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 53.3% | 2017 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 53.3% | 2017 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 53.0% | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 41.7% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 39.1% | 2018 | up 26.7% | flat |
| 6 | Turkey | 36.7% | 2013 | up 394.9% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 34.6% | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 8 | Moldova | 33.7% | 2018 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 9 | Chile | 33.4% | 2022 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 33.0% | 2021 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 32.2% | 2019 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 31.8% | 2022 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.8% | 2020 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 31.7% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | Mongolia | 29.2% | 2020 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 27.2% | 2018 | up 242.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 27.1% | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 18 | Armenia | 25.6% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 19.7% | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 20 | Peru | 16.7% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 14.2% | 2022 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 12.3% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 23 | Vietnam | 9.9% | 2020 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 6.5% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population