Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
29
Highest
98.7%
Mongolia
Lowest
4.0%
Uruguay
Median
31.8%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
245
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 98.7% in Mongolia; the lowest is 4.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.8%, and the mean is 39.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 2,043.5%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 63.3%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 98.7% | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 86.7% | 2020 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 83.4% | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 81.8% | 2021 | up 2,043.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 71.2% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 68.8% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 64.3% | 2019 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 64.1% | 2017 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 59.7% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 51.0% | 2022 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 42.8% | 2022 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Ukraine | 37.2% | 2018 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 32.3% | 2019 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 32.1% | 2022 | up 617.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Belarus | 31.8% | 2019 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 16 | Georgia | 30.6% | 2021 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 28.9% | 2022 | up 1,609.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Armenia | 26.1% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 25.6% | 2018 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 22.0% | 2021 | up 1,560.5% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 18.8% | 2019 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.9% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Kosovo | 17.9% | 2017 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 24 | Pakistan | 12.2% | 2018 | up 519.8% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 10.8% | 2018 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Serbia | 10.0% | 2022 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 8.6% | 2022 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.0% | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 29 | Uruguay | 4.0% | 2022 | down 38.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)