Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
30
Highest
94.4%
Mongolia
Lowest
0.1%
Mexico
Median
27.5%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 94.4% in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.1% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.5%, and the mean is 33.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 752.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 2,033.7%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 93.2%).
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 94.4% | 2020 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 2 | Vietnam | 84.9% | 2020 | up 200.5% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 84.0% | 2021 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 82.6% | 2021 | up 780.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 69.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 63.2% | 2017 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 58.0% | 2021 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 56.7% | 2019 | up 99.9% | flat |
| 9 | Chile | 44.0% | 2022 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 42.4% | 2022 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 40.9% | 2022 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 30.5% | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 13 | El Salvador | 30.2% | 2022 | up 273.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 28.8% | 2022 | up 1,799.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 27.9% | 2018 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 27.1% | 2019 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 17 | Armenia | 24.7% | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 18 | Moldova | 18.9% | 2018 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 18.7% | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 17.5% | 2021 | up 2,033.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Pakistan | 14.8% | 2018 | up 496.6% | rising |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.9% | 2020 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 9.7% | 2022 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.9% | 2017 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 5.2% | 2022 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 5.2% | 2018 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 4.8% | 2022 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Turkey | 4.1% | 2019 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 93.2% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)