Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group
What the numbers show
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 110.8% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 2.6% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.9%, and the mean is 48.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 4,234.0%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 95.8%).
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 110.8% | 2020 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 96.1% | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 83.1% | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 71.4% | 2022 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 70.2% | 2019 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 65.6% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 65.5% | 2022 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 61.0% | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 60.7% | 2022 | up 42.7% | flat |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 59.8% | 2021 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 11 | Türkiye | 59.5% | 2019 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 59.0% | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 13 | Panama | 56.3% | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 56.1% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 15 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 55.5% | 2017 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 15 | Kosovo | 55.5% | 2017 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 54.2% | 2022 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 50.9% | 2019 | up 213.7% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 50.9% | 2019 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 48.7% | 2021 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 21 | Mongolia | 46.0% | 2020 | up 105.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 43.7% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 43.6% | 2022 | up 4,234.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 39.8% | 2018 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 25 | Thailand | 39.2% | 2021 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 37.8% | 2022 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.2% | 2020 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 31.9% | 2022 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 29.6% | 2022 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 29.2% | 2021 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 12.2% | 2020 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 32 | Pakistan | 8.6% | 2018 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 8.1% | 2019 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 5.9% | 2019 | up 157.4% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 2.6% | 2022 | down 95.8% | volatile |
About this data
Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group