Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
26
Highest
38.5%
Uruguay
Lowest
1.9%
Argentina
Median
5.2%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 38.5% in Uruguay; the lowest is 1.9% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.2%, and the mean is 8.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 458.2%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 75.9%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 38.5% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | El Salvador | 23.1% | 2022 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 15.9% | 2020 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 13.8% | 2022 | up 458.2% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 13.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Mongolia | 11.1% | 2020 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 10.6% | 2021 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 10.4% | 2019 | up 229.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 8.3% | 2018 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 7.9% | 2022 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 5.9% | 2021 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 12 | Belarus | 5.6% | 2019 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.2% | 2017 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 5.2% | 2017 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 5.1% | 2019 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 5.1% | 2019 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 17 | Serbia | 4.9% | 2022 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 18 | Pakistan | 4.9% | 2018 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Mexico | 4.6% | 2020 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.4% | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 4.1% | 2018 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 22 | Chile | 3.2% | 2022 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 23 | Armenia | 3.1% | 2022 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 24 | Georgia | 2.8% | 2021 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 2.2% | 2022 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 1.9% | 2022 | up 42.9% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population