Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
29
Highest
82.8%
Viet Nam
Lowest
0.2%
Costa Rica
Median
6.1%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
245
What the numbers show
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 82.8% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 0.2% in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.1%, and the mean is 15.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 533.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 12,756.2%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 92.6%).
Coverage in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 82.8% | 2020 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 58.9% | 2020 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 52.2% | 2021 | up 12,756.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Russia | 39.6% | 2017 | up 238.8% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 31.8% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 29.2% | 2021 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 7 | El Salvador | 28.3% | 2022 | up 8,541.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Poland | 22.8% | 2019 | up 858.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Uruguay | 19.2% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 13.6% | 2022 | up 720.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Belarus | 12.8% | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 12 | Ukraine | 8.9% | 2018 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 13 | Armenia | 6.4% | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 6.2% | 2022 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 6.1% | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 16 | South Africa | 6.0% | 2021 | up 288.0% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2021 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 3.6% | 2021 | up 2,251.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.2% | 2017 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo | 2.2% | 2017 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 2.0% | 2022 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Serbia | 1.9% | 2022 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2019 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 992.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Albania | 0.7% | 2018 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.5% | 2019 | up 113.6% | falling |
| 28 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2018 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2022 | down 27.6% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)