Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
28
Highest
22.2%
South Africa
Lowest
0.0%
Ecuador
Median
2.2%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
272
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - International Private Transfers (preT) is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 22.2% in South Africa; the lowest is 0.0% in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 4.1%.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 323.5%), and the largest decrease in Albania (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 15.5% | falling |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 19.2% | 2021 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Georgia | 15.5% | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 10.5% | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 5.6% | 2022 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 6 | Honduras | 4.9% | 2019 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 4.8% | 2022 | up 257.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 3.5% | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 9 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2018 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% | 2020 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.7% | 2021 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 2.7% | 2019 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.3% | 2017 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 2.3% | 2017 | up 210.5% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 2.1% | 2020 | up 323.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 1.9% | 2020 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 1.5% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 1.3% | 2019 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2021 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 20 | Republic of Moldova | 1.1% | 2018 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 21 | Paraguay | 1.1% | 2022 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2022 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 23 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.4% | 2022 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Albania | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population