Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
26.2%
Mexico
Lowest
9.9%
Serbia
Median
19.0%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 26.2% in Mexico; the lowest is 9.9% in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.0%, and the mean is 18.5%.
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 Colombia (up 110.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 43.0%).
Benefits incidence in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 26.2% | 2020 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 24.8% | 2022 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 22.0% | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 21.5% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 21.1% | 2020 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 21.1% | 2018 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 20.4% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 20.3% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 9 | Uruguay | 20.2% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Chile | 19.3% | 2022 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 11 | Poland | 19.2% | 2019 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.2% | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 19.1% | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 18.9% | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 15 | Romania | 18.5% | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 18.0% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 17.6% | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 18 | Armenia | 17.0% | 2022 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 16.9% | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo | 16.9% | 2017 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 20 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 16.9% | 2017 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 22 | Türkiye | 14.6% | 2019 | up 21.5% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 14.6% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 13.9% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 12.5% | 2022 | down 35.2% | flat |
| 26 | Serbia | 9.9% | 2022 | down 43.0% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the third quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population