Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
36
Highest
56.1%
Poland
Lowest
2.7%
Brazil
Median
13.0%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
351
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 56.1% in Poland; the lowest is 2.7% in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.0%, and the mean is 17.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 263.6%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 33.7%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 56.1% | 2019 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Moldova | 43.8% | 2018 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 3 | Thailand | 33.7% | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 31.9% | 2018 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 31.9% | 2021 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 6 | Armenia | 27.5% | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 26.6% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo | 26.6% | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 9 | Georgia | 26.4% | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 10 | Honduras | 22.4% | 2019 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 11 | Belarus | 22.1% | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 21.8% | 2021 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 21.0% | 2022 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 19.0% | 2019 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 17.1% | 2022 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.1% | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 15.1% | 2020 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 13.6% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | Bolivia | 12.4% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 20 | Malawi | 12.3% | 2019 | up 184.7% | rising |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.6% | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 11.5% | 2022 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 11.0% | 2022 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 10.5% | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2022 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Uruguay | 8.8% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 8.4% | 2022 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 8.0% | 2019 | down 32.3% | flat |
| 29 | Serbia | 7.7% | 2022 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 30 | Panama | 7.7% | 2023 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 31 | Vietnam | 6.7% | 2020 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 6.6% | 2021 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 6.1% | 2021 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 34 | Romania | 6.0% | 2021 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 35 | Argentina | 5.7% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 36 | Brazil | 2.7% | 2022 | up 166.7% | rising |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount