Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
30.5%
Uruguay
Lowest
4.8%
Costa Rica
Median
14.3%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 30.5% in Uruguay; the lowest is 4.8% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.3%, and the mean is 14.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 104.7%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 58.8%).
Benefits incidence in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 30.5% | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 23.7% | 2022 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 21.5% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 20.3% | 2022 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 19.2% | 2018 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 17.7% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 17.3% | 2020 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 16.5% | 2022 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 16.2% | 2021 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 16.1% | 2022 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 11 | Mongolia | 15.7% | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 15.2% | 2018 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 14.4% | 2019 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 14.2% | 2019 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 13.2% | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.9% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 10.7% | 2018 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 10.4% | 2021 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 10.4% | 2022 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 20 | Kosovo | 9.4% | 2017 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 20 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 9.4% | 2017 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 8.7% | 2022 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 23 | Georgia | 8.4% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 6.4% | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 25 | Türkiye | 5.5% | 2019 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 4.8% | 2022 | down 36.5% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the fourth quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population