Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Argentina

Argentina: Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash was 2.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.4%
Change on year
down 38.5%
World rank
25th
of 25 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2016–2022

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Argentina, 2016–2022

024682016201920222016: 1.52017: 2.92018: 22019: 0.9222020: 8.42021: 42022: 2.4

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Argentina stood at 2.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.5% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.

Argentina ranks 25th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Argentina, 2016 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2016 1.5%
2017 2.9% +93.5%
2018 2.0% -31.5%
2019 0.9% -54.2%
2020 8.4% +808.1%
2021 4.0% -52.6%
2022 2.4% -38.5%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 2.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.1%, 34% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.2%, 24% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.8% 0.9% 2.9% 4
2020s 4.9% 2.4% 8.4% 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 22 Georgia 4.6% compare
  2. 23 Chile 4.1% compare
  3. 24 Costa Rica 3.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Argentina?
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash in Argentina was 2.4% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
How does Argentina rank for benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash?
Argentina ranks 25th out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - unconditional cash rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the richestquintile relative to the total benefits going to the population