Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers by country
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)
Countries reporting
30
Highest
85.7%
Vietnam
Lowest
0.1%
Mexico
Median
20.1%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
256
What the numbers show
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 85.7% in Vietnam; the lowest is 0.1% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.1%, and the mean is 28.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 920.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 2,156.9%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 93.6%).
Coverage (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 85.7% | 2020 | up 227.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 83.4% | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 3 | Thailand | 73.4% | 2021 | up 961.3% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 58.8% | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 5 | Peru | 58.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 57.2% | 2017 | up 153.1% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 50.0% | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 46.3% | 2019 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 9 | Indonesia | 35.1% | 2022 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Chile | 31.1% | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 11 | El Salvador | 30.2% | 2022 | up 355.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 26.3% | 2022 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 22.4% | 2018 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 21.9% | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 21.0% | 2019 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 19.2% | 2022 | up 2,156.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Armenia | 19.1% | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 18 | Moldova | 16.7% | 2018 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 15.1% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 13.8% | 2022 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 12.9% | 2021 | up 1,638.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 10.0% | 2018 | up 284.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.7% | 2020 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo | 7.2% | 2017 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.2% | 2017 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 5.2% | 2019 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 4.8% | 2022 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 28 | Albania | 4.5% | 2018 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 3.5% | 2022 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 93.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)