Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
27
Highest
85.6%
Vietnam
Lowest
2.1%
Serbia
Median
18.1%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
230
What the numbers show
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 85.6% in Vietnam; the lowest is 2.1% in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.1%, and the mean is 30.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 2,576.2%), and the largest decrease in Turkey (down 88.9%).
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 85.6% | 2020 | up 199.6% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 80.1% | 2021 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 79.7% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Thailand | 77.1% | 2021 | up 816.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Mongolia | 75.9% | 2020 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 6 | Russia | 63.2% | 2017 | up 152.3% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 47.1% | 2019 | up 194.2% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 39.3% | 2021 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 9 | Indonesia | 38.8% | 2022 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Colombia | 31.2% | 2022 | up 2,576.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Chile | 31.1% | 2022 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 12 | El Salvador | 30.0% | 2022 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | 18.3% | 2022 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 18.1% | 2018 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 15 | Belarus | 17.3% | 2019 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 14.4% | 2019 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 17 | Moldova | 14.0% | 2018 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 18 | Georgia | 10.2% | 2021 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 8.8% | 2022 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 8.6% | 2018 | up 208.5% | rising |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 8.4% | 2021 | up 1,381.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.8% | 2020 | up 593.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Kosovo | 3.2% | 2017 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 23 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.2% | 2017 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 3.2% | 2022 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Turkey | 2.4% | 2013 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 2.1% | 2022 | down 46.5% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)