Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social Protection and Labor (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 Protection and Labor (preT) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 46.8% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.2% in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.6%, and the mean is 10.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 255.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 488.1%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 98.6%).
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) -All Social: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 46.8% | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 46.3% | 2019 | up 79.6% | falling |
| 3 | Thailand | 27.1% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 23.8% | 2019 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 21.1% | 2022 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 19.9% | 2020 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 19.6% | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 18.3% | 2022 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.3% | 2020 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.4% | 2021 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Chile | 11.7% | 2022 | up 239.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 10.9% | 2018 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 13 | Serbia | 10.4% | 2022 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% | 2019 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 15 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.6% | 2017 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Kosovo | 8.6% | 2017 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 8.5% | 2018 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 18 | Belarus | 8.3% | 2019 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Mongolia | 7.6% | 2020 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ukraine | 7.4% | 2020 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 6.8% | 2021 | up 488.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Brazil | 5.1% | 2022 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Türkiye | 4.5% | 2019 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 4.1% | 2019 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 4.0% | 2022 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.6% | 2021 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 2.9% | 2022 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 2.5% | 2022 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 2.2% | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 2.0% | 2022 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 31 | El Salvador | 2.0% | 2022 | up 367.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 1.7% | 2022 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 1.2% | 2021 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 1.1% | 2022 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2021 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2022 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2022 | down 93.4% | 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