Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
32.9%
Uruguay
Lowest
2.4%
Argentina
Median
9.9%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
211
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 32.9% in Uruguay; the lowest is 2.4% in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.9%, and the mean is 12.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 497.1%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 58.3%).
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 32.9% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 28.1% | 2020 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 26.8% | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 4 | El Salvador | 21.5% | 2022 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 15.6% | 2022 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Peru | 14.6% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 14.4% | 2021 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 8 | Indonesia | 13.3% | 2022 | up 497.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 13.3% | 2018 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 10 | Belarus | 12.3% | 2019 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 11 | Serbia | 11.4% | 2022 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 12 | Mongolia | 10.2% | 2020 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 13 | Ukraine | 9.9% | 2018 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 9.5% | 2019 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 9.4% | 2019 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 9.0% | 2021 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Kosovo | 8.5% | 2017 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.5% | 2017 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 7.1% | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.0% | 2020 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 21 | Türkiye | 6.3% | 2019 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Georgia | 4.6% | 2021 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 23 | Chile | 4.1% | 2022 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 3.6% | 2022 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 2.4% | 2022 | up 60.8% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population