Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 29.5% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1%, and the mean is 3.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 138.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 2,176.4%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 92.1%).
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 29.5% | 2019 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 2 | Georgia | 18.6% | 2021 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 8.6% | 2021 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 7.6% | 2021 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Armenia | 5.5% | 2022 | down 29.7% | flat |
| 6 | Serbia | 5.2% | 2022 | up 2,176.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 5.0% | 2019 | up 199.5% | rising |
| 8 | Honduras | 3.4% | 2019 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 3.3% | 2022 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 2.9% | 2020 | up 687.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 2.6% | 2022 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.8% | 2021 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mongolia | 1.8% | 2020 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 1.7% | 2021 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6% | 2020 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 16 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 1.4% | 2018 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 18 | Belarus | 1.2% | 2019 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Kosovo | 1.1% | 2017 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.1% | 2017 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 1.1% | 2023 | up 153.2% | falling |
| 22 | Mexico | 1.1% | 2022 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2022 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2021 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Chile | 0.8% | 2022 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2021 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2021 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2019 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2022 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2019 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 0.4% | 2022 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4% | 2018 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2022 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2022 | up 1,560.4% | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2022 | down 71.9% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population