Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
30.5%
Argentina
Lowest
12.2%
Uruguay
Median
22.0%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
211
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 30.5% in Argentina; the lowest is 12.2% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.0%, and the mean is 22.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 136.6%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) (down 30.1%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 30.5% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 29.3% | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 3 | Colombia | 28.7% | 2022 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 26.3% | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 25.9% | 2019 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.7% | 2020 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 24.6% | 2021 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 24.4% | 2022 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 9 | Mongolia | 23.8% | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 23.5% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Belarus | 23.0% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 22.3% | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 22.0% | 2018 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 22.0% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 15 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.8% | 2017 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 15 | Kosovo | 21.8% | 2017 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 17 | Ukraine | 21.8% | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 21.1% | 2018 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 20.6% | 2019 | up 136.6% | rising |
| 20 | Armenia | 18.2% | 2022 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 17.9% | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 22 | Georgia | 17.4% | 2021 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 23 | Viet Nam | 16.2% | 2020 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 15.5% | 2022 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 25 | Uruguay | 12.2% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population