Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
28
Highest
88.9%
Vietnam
Lowest
0.5%
Costa Rica
Median
13.0%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
240
What the numbers show
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 88.9% in Vietnam; the lowest is 0.5% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.0%, and the mean is 21.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 164.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 7,619.0%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 82.1%).
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 88.9% | 2020 | up 306.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 78.8% | 2020 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 52.3% | 2021 | up 7,619.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 50.7% | 2017 | up 237.5% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 46.8% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 36.8% | 2021 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 7 | El Salvador | 31.7% | 2022 | up 5,097.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 31.5% | 2019 | up 582.2% | volatile |
| 9 | South Africa | 25.3% | 2021 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 24.3% | 2022 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 21.7% | 2018 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 20.7% | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 18.5% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Belarus | 15.5% | 2019 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 15 | Armenia | 10.5% | 2022 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 16 | Moldova | 9.3% | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 8.2% | 2021 | up 53.1% | flat |
| 18 | Colombia | 7.9% | 2022 | up 2,644.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 7.9% | 2022 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 7.0% | 2021 | up 4,578.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 3.8% | 2019 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Albania | 2.6% | 2018 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.3% | 2020 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Kosovo | 1.9% | 2017 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 1.6% | 2022 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 1.1% | 2018 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2019 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.5% | 2022 | down 64.1% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)