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

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

Countries reporting
39
Highest
100.0%
Mongolia
Lowest
0.0%
Albania
Median
52.7%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
378

What the numbers show

Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) only receiving All Social Assistance (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Mongolia; the lowest is 0.0% in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 52.7%, and the mean is 51.5%.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 2,089.0%), 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 Mongolia 100.0% 2020 up 87.0% rising
2 Bolivia 99.3% 2021 up 11.7% rising
3 Thailand 97.4% 2021 up 10.8% rising
4 South Africa 94.5% 2021 up 10.8% rising
5 Vietnam 91.3% 2020 up 206.7% volatile
6 Peru 90.4% 2022 up 0.2% rising
7 Panama 89.9% 2023 up 9.5% rising
8 El Salvador 87.4% 2022 down 6.5% rising
9 Georgia 79.6% 2021 up 4.4% rising
10 Uruguay 76.7% 2022 down 18.8% flat
11 Paraguay 71.0% 2022 down 16.6% rising
12 Brazil 69.3% 2022 up 177.5% rising
13 Argentina 69.2% 2022 up 165.6% rising
14 Costa Rica 68.2% 2022 up 0.5% rising
15 Indonesia 62.9% 2022 down 20.4% falling
16 Kosovo 62.0% 2017 up 240.0% rising
16 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 62.0% 2017 up 240.0% rising
18 Sri Lanka 59.0% 2019 up 23.5% rising
19 Mexico 58.2% 2022 down 20.9% rising
20 Serbia 52.7% 2022 down 13.4% volatile
21 Honduras 51.2% 2019 down 19.1% falling
22 Colombia 51.0% 2022 down 14.5% falling
23 Chile 51.0% 2022 down 38.2% falling
24 Burkina Faso 46.8% 2021 — volatile
25 Ecuador 45.7% 2022 down 48.0% falling
26 Malawi 40.3% 2019 up 99.8% falling
27 Russia 40.0% 2017 up 29.3% rising
28 Dominican Republic 36.3% 2021 down 17.0% rising
29 Armenia 33.4% 2022 up 45.7% rising
30 Turkey 24.6% 2019 down 50.8% rising
31 Pakistan 22.0% 2018 up 2,089.0% volatile
32 Kyrgyzstan 19.3% 2020 up 261.3% rising
33 Kazakhstan 4.0% 2021 down 91.6% falling
34 Cote d'Ivoire 2.7% 2021 down 91.0% volatile
35 Poland 0.0% 2017 — volatile
35 Ukraine 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
35 Belarus 0.0% 2013 down 100.0% volatile
35 Moldova 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
35 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 (%)
Unit
%
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 378 data points, 2002–2023
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Percentage of population only receiving All Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)