Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
27
Highest
22.2%
South Africa
Lowest
0.0%
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
0.4%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
270
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 22.2% in South Africa; the lowest is 0.0% in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 2.4%.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 134.3%), and the largest decrease in Peru (down 100.0%).
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 22.2% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 19.1% | 2021 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Colombia | 5.5% | 2022 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 4 | Honduras | 4.4% | 2019 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2.4% | 2018 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Armenia | 2.3% | 2022 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Georgia | 2.1% | 2021 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2022 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.2% | 2021 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2021 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2022 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2022 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2022 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 0.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Albania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population