Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
31.7%
Mexico
Lowest
11.7%
Uruguay
Median
23.4%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 31.7% in Mexico; the lowest is 11.7% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.4%, and the mean is 23.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 165.9%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo (down 34.2%).
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 31.7% | 2020 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 31.2% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 30.5% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 28.8% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 28.3% | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.1% | 2020 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 7 | Colombia | 27.6% | 2022 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 26.7% | 2018 | up 165.9% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 26.4% | 2021 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 25.4% | 2019 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 11 | Georgia | 24.5% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 24.2% | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 24.1% | 2019 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 22.7% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 15 | Romania | 22.6% | 2021 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 16 | Ukraine | 22.2% | 2018 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 17 | Armenia | 21.2% | 2022 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 18 | Indonesia | 20.6% | 2022 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 19 | Turkey | 20.6% | 2019 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 18.9% | 2022 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 21 | Moldova | 18.5% | 2018 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 18.2% | 2022 | down 24.3% | flat |
| 23 | Vietnam | 17.1% | 2020 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 24 | Kosovo | 16.9% | 2017 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.9% | 2017 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 11.7% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population