Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance 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 is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 144.1% in Georgia; the lowest is 2.6% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 51.8%, and the mean is 48.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 5,202.9%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 92.4%).
Adequacy of benefits in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 144.1% | 2021 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 133.8% | 2017 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo | 133.8% | 2017 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 94.6% | 2022 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 77.1% | 2022 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 6 | Mongolia | 70.8% | 2020 | up 163.7% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 70.0% | 2022 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 69.2% | 2022 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 66.7% | 2012 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 66.3% | 2021 | up 216.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Armenia | 66.3% | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 12 | Uruguay | 62.9% | 2022 | up 496.6% | rising |
| 13 | Ukraine | 54.3% | 2016 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 52.7% | 2022 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.7% | 2020 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 52.6% | 2022 | up 5,202.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 51.8% | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 42.3% | 2022 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 40.7% | 2022 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 31.7% | 2021 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 26.8% | 2021 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 26.0% | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 21.4% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 19.7% | 2019 | up 177.2% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 18.6% | 2022 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 16.9% | 2020 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 14.2% | 2019 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Honduras | 8.0% | 2019 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 29 | Türkiye | 7.3% | 2019 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 30 | Pakistan | 6.5% | 2018 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 31 | Belarus | 6.2% | 2013 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 5.7% | 2019 | up 153.1% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 2.6% | 2022 | down 92.4% | 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