Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance by country
Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population
Countries reporting
34
Highest
72.8%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
1.3%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
331
What the numbers show
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social Assistance is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 72.8% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3%, and the mean is 4.6%.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Uruguay (up 1,368.8%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 100.0%).
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 72.8% | 2019 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 2 | Honduras | 19.3% | 2019 | up 1,070.3% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 8.9% | 2018 | up 974.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 7.4% | 2022 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 5.5% | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.8% | 2017 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 6 | Kosovo | 4.8% | 2017 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 4.8% | 2022 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 4.5% | 2022 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 10 | Ecuador | 3.3% | 2022 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 11 | Peru | 3.0% | 2022 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 2.3% | 2022 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.9% | 2020 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Armenia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 1.5% | 2019 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.4% | 2021 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Serbia | 1.3% | 2022 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 1.2% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2022 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Paraguay | 1.2% | 2022 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.9% | 2022 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2022 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 0.4% | 2021 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2022 | up 1,368.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 0.2% | 2020 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Türkiye | 0.1% | 2019 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 0.1% | 2022 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2013 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | 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