Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions (preT) by country
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population
Countries reporting
25
Highest
36.6%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
0.4%
Thailand
Median
10.4%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
221
What the numbers show
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social Pensions (preT) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 36.6% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 0.4% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.4%, and the mean is 14.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 81.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Russian Federation (up 1,421.6%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 83.7%).
Beneficiary incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.6% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 36.0% | 2021 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 3 | Poland | 33.3% | 2019 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 26.3% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 26.0% | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 20.2% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 17.6% | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 8 | Peru | 14.7% | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 9 | Türkiye | 13.8% | 2019 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 11.6% | 2021 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Panama | 11.0% | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 10.8% | 2018 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 10.4% | 2017 | up 1,421.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Chile | 9.9% | 2022 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 9.6% | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 16 | Ecuador | 9.5% | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2022 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 8.3% | 2019 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7.3% | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% | 2021 | up 249.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Paraguay | 5.4% | 2022 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 22 | El Salvador | 5.1% | 2022 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 4.9% | 2022 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 4.8% | 2017 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 25 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | down 73.3% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of program beneficiaries in a quintile relative to the total number of beneficiaries in the population