Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
54.0%
Serbia
Lowest
4.0%
Uruguay
Median
32.3%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 54.0% in Serbia; the lowest is 4.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.3%, and the mean is 33.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 752.5%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 59.3%).
Benefits incidence in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 54.0% | 2022 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 52.9% | 2019 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 50.8% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo | 50.8% | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 49.3% | 2022 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 6 | Georgia | 49.1% | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 46.0% | 2022 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 38.2% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 37.3% | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 34.3% | 2018 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.2% | 2020 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 33.2% | 2019 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 13 | Pakistan | 32.8% | 2018 | up 752.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 31.9% | 2018 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 15 | Belarus | 31.3% | 2019 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 31.3% | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 30.7% | 2019 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 18 | Romania | 29.9% | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 19 | Mongolia | 29.3% | 2020 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 23.6% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 23.3% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 20.8% | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 20.2% | 2020 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 24 | El Salvador | 14.5% | 2022 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 12.0% | 2020 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 4.0% | 2022 | down 24.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the 1st quintile (poorest) relative to the total benefits going to the population