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Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) only receiving All Social Assistance (%, preT) by country

Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)

Countries reporting
40
Highest
99.7%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
0.0%
Albania
Median
52.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
394

What the numbers show

Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) only receiving All Social Assistance (%, preT) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 99.7% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 0.0% in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 52.7%, and the mean is 50.7%.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 535.9%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).

Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) only receiving All Social: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.7% 2021 up 8.9% rising
2 Georgia 95.4% 2021 up 6.5% rising
3 Panama 94.1% 2023 up 5.0% rising
4 South Africa 93.7% 2021 up 1.4% flat
5 Peru 91.7% 2022 up 0.8% rising
6 El Salvador 90.9% 2022 down 1.6% rising
7 Viet Nam 88.1% 2020 up 127.1% rising
8 Argentina 82.3% 2022 up 394.5% rising
9 Paraguay 81.4% 2022 down 7.0% rising
10 Mexico 78.0% 2022 up 0.8% rising
11 Uruguay 76.1% 2022 up 18.3% flat
12 Costa Rica 75.7% 2022 up 4.8% rising
13 Brazil 75.4% 2022 up 112.1% rising
14 Indonesia 72.3% 2022 down 8.5% falling
15 Sri Lanka 69.9% 2019 up 39.1% rising
16 Ecuador 63.1% 2022 down 28.5% falling
17 Dominican Republic 58.2% 2021 up 21.6% rising
18 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 58.2% 2017 up 77.6% rising
18 Kosovo 58.2% 2017 up 77.6% rising
20 Honduras 53.4% 2019 down 25.0% falling
21 Colombia 51.9% 2022 down 20.0% falling
22 Burkina Faso 46.7% 2021 — volatile
23 Malawi 40.5% 2019 up 100.6% falling
24 Mongolia 40.1% 2020 up 19.8% rising
25 Belarus 36.1% 2019 up 23.2% rising
26 Russian Federation 36.0% 2017 up 16.4% rising
27 Romania 33.1% 2021 up 32.2% rising
28 Kazakhstan 31.0% 2021 down 23.9% falling
29 Pakistan 24.7% 2018 up 535.9% rising
30 Poland 24.7% 2019 up 119.0% rising
31 Serbia 24.6% 2022 down 25.0% falling
32 Armenia 23.6% 2022 up 40.1% rising
33 Türkiye 22.3% 2019 down 49.0% falling
34 Chile 10.8% 2022 down 86.4% falling
35 Republic of Moldova 9.7% 2018 down 44.3% falling
36 Kyrgyzstan 8.2% 2020 up 57.7% rising
37 Thailand 6.2% 2021 down 91.3% volatile
38 Côte d'Ivoire 2.6% 2021 down 90.9% volatile
39 Ukraine 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
39 Albania 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) only receiving All Social Assistance (%, preT)
Unit
%, preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 394 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)