Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
30.3%
Uruguay
Lowest
4.7%
Pakistan
Median
13.6%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
211
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 30.3% in Uruguay; the lowest is 4.7% in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6%, and the mean is 13.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 138.0%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 83.0%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 30.3% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 23.1% | 2020 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 3 | El Salvador | 22.2% | 2022 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Armenia | 21.6% | 2022 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 19.8% | 2022 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 18.7% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 17.0% | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 16.1% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mongolia | 16.1% | 2020 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 15.6% | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 11 | Romania | 14.2% | 2021 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 13.6% | 2021 | up 43.6% | flat |
| 14 | Colombia | 13.5% | 2022 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 13.5% | 2019 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 10.8% | 2021 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 10.0% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 18 | Serbia | 8.8% | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 8.6% | 2019 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 6.4% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo | 6.0% | 2017 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.0% | 2017 | up 114.8% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 5.6% | 2022 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 5.5% | 2019 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 25 | Pakistan | 4.7% | 2018 | down 83.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population