Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
39
Highest
76.0%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Albania
Median
5.5%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
389
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 76.0% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.5%, and the mean is 9.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,361.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 249.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 99.2%).
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 76.0% | 2019 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 2 | Georgia | 37.4% | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 3 | Honduras | 26.4% | 2019 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 23.6% | 2021 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 14.7% | 2022 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 14.0% | 2019 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 12.7% | 2022 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.3% | 2020 | up 62.7% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 10.6% | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 10.3% | 2018 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 9.1% | 2022 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 12 | Serbia | 8.6% | 2022 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 13 | Colombia | 8.2% | 2022 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 14 | Indonesia | 8.1% | 2022 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.2% | 2017 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 15 | Kosovo | 7.2% | 2017 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 17 | Panama | 6.7% | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 6.6% | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 5.7% | 2022 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 20 | Belarus | 5.5% | 2019 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5.5% | 2021 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 5.2% | 2019 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.1% | 2021 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 5.1% | 2022 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 4.6% | 2020 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Mongolia | 4.1% | 2020 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 3.9% | 2022 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 3.8% | 2021 | up 249.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 3.8% | 2022 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Türkiye | 3.8% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 31 | Ukraine | 3.3% | 2020 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 32 | Argentina | 3.3% | 2022 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 3.1% | 2022 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 34 | El Salvador | 2.5% | 2022 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1.9% | 2021 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 1.3% | 2017 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Uruguay | 1.3% | 2022 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Albania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 99.2% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population