Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) by country
Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance (preT) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 77.7% in Malawi; the lowest is 1.9% in Dominican Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.9%, and the mean is 18.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 355.2%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 88.4%).
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 77.7% | 2019 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 2 | Armenia | 54.2% | 2022 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 3 | Georgia | 46.8% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | Serbia | 36.4% | 2022 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 33.4% | 2017 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 5 | Kosovo | 33.4% | 2017 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 28.2% | 2020 | up 69.7% | falling |
| 8 | Brazil | 26.4% | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 9 | Honduras | 22.6% | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 21.7% | 2019 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.3% | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 21.3% | 2021 | down 20.2% | flat |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 18.6% | 2019 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 14 | Indonesia | 18.3% | 2022 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 17.4% | 2019 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 16 | Pakistan | 16.8% | 2018 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 15.7% | 2018 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 18 | Belarus | 14.9% | 2019 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ecuador | 12.4% | 2022 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 20 | Chile | 12.0% | 2022 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 11.8% | 2022 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Peru | 10.0% | 2022 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 23 | Mongolia | 9.8% | 2020 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 8.8% | 2021 | up 343.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 7.9% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 7.9% | 2022 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 7.9% | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 7.4% | 2022 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.9% | 2021 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 6.7% | 2022 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 31 | Ukraine | 5.3% | 2020 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 32 | Uruguay | 4.3% | 2022 | up 355.2% | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 4.3% | 2022 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 2.0% | 2021 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 1.9% | 2021 | down 77.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population