Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
30
Highest
93.3%
Mongolia
Lowest
0.1%
Mexico
Median
36.8%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 93.3% in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.1% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.8%, and the mean is 42.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 705.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 1,741.1%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 96.1%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 93.3% | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 2 | Thailand | 88.0% | 2021 | up 686.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 87.2% | 2020 | up 194.0% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 86.2% | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 78.1% | 2017 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 76.8% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 65.4% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 54.8% | 2019 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 52.5% | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 51.3% | 2022 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Chile | 50.6% | 2022 | up 174.0% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 46.3% | 2022 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus | 44.0% | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 42.6% | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 40.2% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 33.4% | 2018 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 31.7% | 2022 | up 1,741.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 30.7% | 2021 | up 1,378.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ukraine | 30.7% | 2018 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 26.7% | 2022 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo | 25.9% | 2017 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 25.9% | 2017 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 22.8% | 2018 | up 547.8% | rising |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.9% | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 25 | Türkiye | 17.8% | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 12.3% | 2022 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 11.6% | 2022 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Albania | 10.8% | 2018 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 3.1% | 2022 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 96.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)