Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
88.5%
South Africa
Lowest
3.5%
Serbia
Median
26.2%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
230
What the numbers show
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 88.5% in South Africa; the lowest is 3.5% in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.2%, and the mean is 35.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 2,290.4%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 70.9%).
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 88.5% | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 2 | Vietnam | 86.2% | 2020 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 85.5% | 2020 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 4 | Thailand | 82.8% | 2021 | up 791.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Peru | 81.5% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 67.1% | 2017 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 52.9% | 2019 | up 92.0% | flat |
| 8 | Romania | 47.6% | 2021 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 43.5% | 2022 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Chile | 42.6% | 2022 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 36.0% | 2022 | up 2,290.4% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 29.5% | 2022 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 27.1% | 2022 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 26.2% | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 22.8% | 2019 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 16 | Moldova | 17.3% | 2018 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 17.3% | 2018 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 18 | Georgia | 16.5% | 2021 | up 29.5% | flat |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 16.2% | 2021 | up 2,254.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 14.2% | 2018 | up 631.7% | rising |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.6% | 2020 | up 436.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Uruguay | 8.5% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 23 | Kosovo | 6.2% | 2017 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.2% | 2017 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 6.0% | 2022 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Turkey | 5.9% | 2013 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 3.5% | 2022 | down 42.5% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)