Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
30
Highest
98.4%
Mongolia
Lowest
0.1%
Mexico
Median
33.7%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 98.4% in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.1% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.7%, and the mean is 40.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 918.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 2,134.2%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 96.2%).
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 98.4% | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 87.2% | 2021 | up 690.7% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 86.5% | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 82.2% | 2020 | up 263.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 75.6% | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 6 | Peru | 75.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 67.6% | 2017 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 66.8% | 2019 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 9 | Argentina | 59.7% | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 53.1% | 2022 | up 152.1% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 46.9% | 2022 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 38.3% | 2019 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 13 | Belarus | 35.8% | 2019 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 14 | Ukraine | 35.0% | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 15 | Armenia | 34.4% | 2022 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 33.1% | 2021 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 31.7% | 2022 | up 2,134.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Moldova | 30.5% | 2018 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 26.7% | 2022 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 25.9% | 2021 | up 1,184.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Pakistan | 20.5% | 2018 | up 1,695.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Kosovo | 19.5% | 2017 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 22 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 19.5% | 2017 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 18.8% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.4% | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 12.2% | 2022 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 10.8% | 2018 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 9.8% | 2022 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 3.9% | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 96.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)