Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
36
Highest
87.0%
Poland
Lowest
5.3%
Brazil
Median
23.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 87.0% in Poland; the lowest is 5.3% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.5%, and the mean is 31.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 244.1%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 44.8%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 87.0% | 2019 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 2 | Moldova | 76.1% | 2018 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 62.6% | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 61.8% | 2022 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 61.0% | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 53.3% | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 49.6% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Kosovo | 49.6% | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 9 | Georgia | 46.3% | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.7% | 2020 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 39.9% | 2019 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 36.8% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 36.4% | 2020 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 36.0% | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Honduras | 34.8% | 2019 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 16 | Ecuador | 30.5% | 2022 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 17 | Malawi | 25.8% | 2019 | up 244.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 24.3% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 19 | Paraguay | 22.8% | 2022 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.0% | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 21.6% | 2022 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 21.0% | 2022 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia | 20.0% | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 18.0% | 2022 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 25 | Serbia | 17.7% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 17.4% | 2022 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Vietnam | 17.1% | 2020 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Romania | 16.1% | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 29 | Peru | 15.8% | 2022 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 15.7% | 2022 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 31 | Turkey | 15.5% | 2019 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 12.9% | 2021 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 11.5% | 2021 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Panama | 10.9% | 2023 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 10.7% | 2022 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 36 | Brazil | 5.3% | 2022 | up 122.1% | rising |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap