Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Pakistan

Pakistan: Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 8.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8.4%
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
16th
of 26 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2009
All-time low
8.4%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2007–2018

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Pakistan, 2007–2018

051015202007201220182007: 14 preT2009: 17.9 preT2013: 15.4 preT2015: 10 preT2018: 8.4 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 8.4% for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Pakistan peaked at 17.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2018.

That places Pakistan 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Pakistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year preT Change
2007 14.0%
2009 17.9% +27.9%
2013 15.4% -13.9%
2015 10.0% -35.4%
2018 8.4% -15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.9% 14.0% 17.9% 2
2010s 11.3% 8.4% 15.4% 3

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 13 Chile 11.0% compare
  2. 14 Belarus 10.3% compare
  3. 15 Kyrgyzstan 8.5% compare
  4. 17 Kazakhstan 8.4% compare
  5. 18 Sri Lanka 8.4% compare
  6. 19 Türkiye 6.3% compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Pakistan?
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Pakistan was 8.4% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Pakistan ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2018.
Is benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population