Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
30.4%
Chile
Lowest
9.9%
Uruguay
Median
22.3%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 30.4% in Chile; the lowest is 9.9% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.3%, and the mean is 20.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 147.5%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 38.0%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 30.4% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 2 | Pakistan | 27.6% | 2018 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 27.5% | 2022 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 26.4% | 2022 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 24.4% | 2019 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 6 | Poland | 24.2% | 2019 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 24.0% | 2018 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 23.4% | 2021 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 9 | Peru | 23.3% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 23.3% | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova | 23.0% | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.8% | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 22.5% | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Turkey | 22.1% | 2019 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 22.0% | 2019 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 16 | Georgia | 20.2% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Indonesia | 19.7% | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 19.3% | 2022 | down 30.5% | flat |
| 19 | El Salvador | 18.2% | 2022 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 17.5% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 17.1% | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 15.4% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Serbia | 12.8% | 2022 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo | 11.2% | 2017 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.2% | 2017 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 9.9% | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population