Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
24.3%
Colombia
Lowest
5.7%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
15.4%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 24.3% in Colombia; the lowest is 5.7% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 15.4%, and the mean is 14.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 127.3%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 65.2%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 24.3% | 2022 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 2 | Mexico | 21.8% | 2020 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 20.4% | 2022 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 4 | El Salvador | 20.3% | 2022 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 20.1% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 19.8% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 18.8% | 2019 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 18.4% | 2022 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 18.2% | 2018 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 10 | Uruguay | 18.1% | 2022 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 17.4% | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 15.7% | 2019 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.5% | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 15.2% | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Moldova | 15.2% | 2018 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 13.2% | 2019 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 12.0% | 2022 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 12.0% | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 11.3% | 2021 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 9.7% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 21 | Armenia | 9.4% | 2022 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 9.3% | 2019 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 9.0% | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 6.0% | 2022 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 25 | Kosovo | 5.7% | 2017 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 25 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.7% | 2017 | down 31.3% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population