Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
30
Highest
86.0%
Vietnam
Lowest
0.1%
Mexico
Median
10.9%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 86.0% in Vietnam; the lowest is 0.1% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.9%, and the mean is 22.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 872.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 3,155.8%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 84.4%).
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 86.0% | 2020 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 79.7% | 2020 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 3 | Thailand | 65.9% | 2021 | up 1,312.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 51.3% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 49.5% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 47.7% | 2017 | up 209.4% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 42.5% | 2021 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 40.8% | 2019 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 33.0% | 2022 | up 898.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 29.0% | 2022 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 21.9% | 2018 | up 100.5% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 21.2% | 2022 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 20.1% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Colombia | 11.9% | 2022 | up 3,155.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Belarus | 11.8% | 2019 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 16 | Moldova | 10.1% | 2018 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 10.1% | 2019 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 18 | Armenia | 7.9% | 2022 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 7.6% | 2022 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 5.5% | 2021 | up 2,220.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Georgia | 5.4% | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 22 | Pakistan | 3.7% | 2018 | up 55.2% | falling |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 24 | Albania | 2.6% | 2018 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 2.0% | 2022 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo | 1.4% | 2017 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.4% | 2017 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2019 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2022 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 84.4% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)