Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
30
Highest
88.2%
Vietnam
Lowest
0.1%
Mexico
Median
13.0%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 88.2% in Vietnam; the lowest is 0.1% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.0%, and the mean is 22.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 894.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 3,495.9%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 88.3%).
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 88.2% | 2020 | up 236.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 77.8% | 2020 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 65.3% | 2021 | up 1,301.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 52.5% | 2017 | up 240.7% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 49.9% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 42.2% | 2021 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 39.0% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 36.1% | 2019 | up 383.0% | volatile |
| 9 | El Salvador | 33.7% | 2022 | up 931.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 30.7% | 2022 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 21.1% | 2018 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 20.6% | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 13 | Chile | 19.6% | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 14 | Belarus | 14.9% | 2019 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 15 | Moldova | 13.2% | 2018 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 12.7% | 2022 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 11.6% | 2022 | up 3,495.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 11.5% | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 19 | Georgia | 8.2% | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 7.9% | 2022 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 6.6% | 2021 | up 2,189.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.6% | 2020 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 4.3% | 2018 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo | 3.1% | 2017 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.1% | 2017 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 26 | Albania | 2.6% | 2018 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Serbia | 2.3% | 2022 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2022 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Turkey | 0.6% | 2019 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 88.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)