Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban by country
Gini inequality index reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index
Countries reporting
25
Highest
13.9%
Poland
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
2.6%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
211
What the numbers show
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 13.9% in Poland; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.6%, and the mean is 3.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 334.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 9,137.8%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 84.7%).
Gini inequality index reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 13.9% | 2019 | up 297.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 10.5% | 2021 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 10.1% | 2020 | up 125.3% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 9.4% | 2019 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 6.2% | 2022 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 5.4% | 2021 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 5.2% | 2020 | up 294.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 4.5% | 2018 | up 339.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 3.8% | 2022 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ukraine | 3.6% | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 2.8% | 2021 | up 9,137.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.6% | 2017 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 12 | Kosovo | 2.6% | 2017 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 1.4% | 2022 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 15 | Peru | 1.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 1.0% | 2022 | up 282.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 184.7% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2022 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2018 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2022 | up 1,256.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.1% | 2022 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2022 | down 25.2% | falling |
About this data
Gini inequality index reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer Gini index