Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
30.4%
Uruguay
Lowest
3.3%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
10.6%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 30.4% in Uruguay; the lowest is 3.3% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 10.6%, and the mean is 11.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 219.7%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 39.7%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 30.4% | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 23.6% | 2022 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 17.2% | 2020 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 16.7% | 2022 | up 219.7% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 16.7% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 16.5% | 2022 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 15.9% | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 8 | Ukraine | 15.6% | 2018 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 14.8% | 2021 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 14.5% | 2019 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 13.3% | 2020 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 11.8% | 2018 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 11.0% | 2022 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 10.3% | 2019 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5% | 2020 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 8.4% | 2018 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 8.4% | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 8.4% | 2019 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 6.3% | 2019 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 6.3% | 2022 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 5.5% | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 22 | Armenia | 5.3% | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 4.8% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 4.2% | 2022 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Kosovo | 3.3% | 2017 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.3% | 2017 | up 5.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population