Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
23.1%
Indonesia
Lowest
7.9%
Costa Rica
Median
17.7%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
211
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 23.1% in Indonesia; the lowest is 7.9% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.7%, and the mean is 16.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 314.1%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 57.9%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 23.1% | 2022 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 22.9% | 2022 | up 314.1% | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 21.3% | 2022 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Peru | 21.3% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 5 | Moldova | 21.1% | 2018 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 20.8% | 2020 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 7 | Uruguay | 20.5% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Chile | 19.0% | 2022 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 9 | Ukraine | 18.9% | 2018 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 10 | Vietnam | 18.9% | 2020 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 18.8% | 2019 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 18.1% | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 17.7% | 2021 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 17.3% | 2019 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.7% | 2020 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 14.6% | 2019 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 14.6% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 14.5% | 2021 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 14.0% | 2022 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 20 | Pakistan | 12.1% | 2018 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 12.1% | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 22 | Kosovo | 11.9% | 2017 | up 259.0% | rising |
| 22 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 11.9% | 2017 | up 259.0% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 11.5% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2022 | down 57.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population