Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
29
Highest
84.8%
Vietnam
Lowest
0.0%
Mexico
Median
4.7%
Years covered
19
2004β2022
Data points
251
What the numbers show
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 84.8% in Vietnam; the lowest is 0.0% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7%, and the mean is 16.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,854.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 2,652.7%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 86.4%).
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 84.8% | 2020 | up 284.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 63.1% | 2020 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 54.3% | 2021 | up 1,751.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Peru | 34.8% | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 34.4% | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 6 | Russia | 34.2% | 2017 | up 185.0% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 28.6% | 2019 | up 648.9% | volatile |
| 8 | El Salvador | 28.4% | 2022 | up 2,652.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Uruguay | 22.3% | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 18.1% | 2022 | up 327.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 10.8% | 2018 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 10.0% | 2021 | up 173.0% | rising |
| 13 | Belarus, Republic of | 6.7% | 2019 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 6.3% | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% | 2019 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia, Republic of | 4.1% | 2022 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 17 | Moldova | 3.8% | 2018 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 3.5% | 2021 | up 2,577.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Georgia | 3.3% | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2022 | up 1,371.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 2.2% | 2022 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 1.6% | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 23 | Kosovo | 1.5% | 2017 | up 158.5% | rising |
| 24 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.3% | 2020 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 25 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2018 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Albania | 0.7% | 2018 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 27 | TΓΌrkiye | 0.5% | 2019 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2022 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 86.4% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)