Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
35
Highest
56.5%
Poland
Lowest
3.1%
Brazil
Median
11.9%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
345
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 56.5% in Poland; the lowest is 3.1% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.9%, and the mean is 15.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 244.2%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 51.1%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 56.5% | 2019 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 39.0% | 2018 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 31.7% | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 30.4% | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 5 | Armenia | 28.3% | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 26.8% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 23.0% | 2019 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 22.5% | 2018 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 21.3% | 2022 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 19.4% | 2019 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 11 | Kosovo | 19.3% | 2017 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.6% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 17.6% | 2020 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 16.4% | 2019 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 15.4% | 2022 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 16 | South Africa | 13.9% | 2021 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 17 | Bolivia | 13.4% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d’Ivoire | 11.9% | 2021 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 11.8% | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 20 | Paraguay | 10.4% | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 21 | Mexico | 10.4% | 2022 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 10.1% | 2022 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 23 | Malawi | 9.6% | 2019 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 9.3% | 2022 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 8.8% | 2022 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 26 | Chile | 8.5% | 2022 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 27 | Türkiye | 8.0% | 2019 | down 30.1% | flat |
| 28 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2022 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 7.0% | 2021 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 6.9% | 2021 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 31 | Panama | 6.7% | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 5.7% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 5.2% | 2021 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Viet Nam | 5.1% | 2020 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 3.1% | 2022 | up 231.8% | rising |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount