Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Average transfer amount of Social Assistance programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)
Countries reporting
35
Highest
5.77 preT
Poland
Lowest
0.0427 preT
Colombia
Median
1.37 preT
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 5.77 preT in Poland; the lowest is 0.0427 preT in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.37 preT, and the mean is 1.67 preT.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 135.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 22,337.0%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 91.3%).
Average per capita transfer held by 1st quintile (poorest) - All: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 5.77 preT | 2019 | up 185.2% | rising |
| 2 | Serbia | 4.53 preT | 2022 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 4.22 preT | 2022 | up 358.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Georgia | 3.97 preT | 2021 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 3.41 preT | 2021 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 3.24 preT | 2019 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 2.78 preT | 2020 | up 385.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 2.45 preT | 2021 | up 348.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Armenia | 2.38 preT | 2022 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.06 preT | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 1.84 preT | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 1.78 preT | 2022 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.69 preT | 2017 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 13 | Kosovo | 1.69 preT | 2017 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 15 | Argentina | 1.64 preT | 2022 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 1.49 preT | 2018 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 1.41 preT | 2022 | up 95.2% | flat |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1.37 preT | 2020 | up 152.5% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 1.36 preT | 2022 | up 751.6% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.05 preT | 2021 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9619 preT | 2020 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.9525 preT | 2022 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 23 | Türkiye | 0.9411 preT | 2019 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 0.8553 preT | 2022 | up 352.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.7196 preT | 2021 | up 131.6% | rising |
| 26 | El Salvador | 0.7169 preT | 2022 | up 22,337.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 0.7056 preT | 2020 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 0.6023 preT | 2022 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 0.5543 preT | 2019 | up 181.7% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 0.5257 preT | 2022 | up 309.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.4315 preT | 2021 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 0.1541 preT | 2018 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.1183 preT | 2019 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.0786 preT | 2019 | up 2,010.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.0427 preT | 2022 | down 91.3% | volatile |
About this data
Average transfer amount of Social Assistance programs among program beneficiaries (per capita, daily $ppp)