Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
97.9%
Mongolia
Lowest
4.5%
Uruguay
Median
35.8%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
230
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 97.9% in Mongolia; the lowest is 4.5% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.8%, and the mean is 45.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 3,118.7%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 63.2%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 97.9% | 2020 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 90.5% | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 88.6% | 2021 | up 629.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Peru | 82.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 80.7% | 2020 | up 302.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 78.4% | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 73.0% | 2017 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 70.1% | 2019 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 9 | Chile | 63.9% | 2022 | up 287.1% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 50.9% | 2022 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Belarus | 48.0% | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 12 | Armenia | 42.1% | 2022 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 39.2% | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 14 | Ukraine | 35.8% | 2018 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 15 | Georgia | 35.6% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 33.4% | 2018 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 30.1% | 2022 | up 3,118.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 28.4% | 2021 | up 889.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 26.6% | 2013 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 20 | El Salvador | 24.0% | 2022 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo | 21.9% | 2017 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.9% | 2017 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 21.6% | 2018 | up 1,636.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Serbia | 15.7% | 2022 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.6% | 2020 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 11.0% | 2022 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 4.5% | 2022 | down 23.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)