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

Percentage of population receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)

Countries reporting
40
Highest
92.1%
Thailand
Lowest
0.0%
Paraguay
Median
10.2%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
394

What the numbers show

Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving Social Assistance and Other (%, preT) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 92.1% in Thailand; the lowest is 0.0% in Paraguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 10.2%, and the mean is 19.8%.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 1,542.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Thailand 92.1% 2021 up 1,017.3% volatile
2 Chile 87.4% 2022 up 454.3% rising
3 Republic of Moldova 60.5% 2018 up 33.9% rising
4 Mongolia 56.0% 2020 down 13.1% flat
5 Russian Federation 56.0% 2017 up 109.2% rising
6 Ukraine 54.0% 2020 down 25.8% falling
7 Armenia 53.0% 2022 up 25.6% rising
8 Belarus 48.0% 2019 down 1.9% flat
9 Poland 36.8% 2019 down 32.1% falling
10 Romania 31.5% 2021 down 35.9% falling
11 Kazakhstan 31.5% 2021 down 19.0% rising
12 Uruguay 20.5% 2022 down 12.5% rising
13 Kyrgyzstan 20.1% 2020 up 20.4% rising
14 Türkiye 19.2% 2019 up 22.4% rising
15 Costa Rica 18.7% 2022 up 54.5% rising
16 Indonesia 12.3% 2022 up 384.9% volatile
17 Kosovo 11.8% 2017 down 6.5% flat
17 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 11.8% 2017 down 6.5% flat
19 Viet Nam 11.4% 2020 down 73.1% falling
20 Serbia 10.3% 2022 down 52.4% falling
21 Brazil 10.0% 2022 up 55.5% falling
22 Argentina 8.7% 2022 down 57.7% volatile
23 Peru 5.4% 2022 up 1,542.1% volatile
24 Dominican Republic 4.3% 2021 up 23.9% rising
25 Sri Lanka 4.0% 2019 up 84.0% volatile
26 El Salvador 3.7% 2022 up 98.8% volatile
27 Mexico 3.5% 2022 up 13.8% rising
28 Pakistan 2.7% 2018 up 1,049.3% volatile
29 Panama 2.0% 2023 up 89.4% volatile
30 Ecuador 1.0% 2022 down 76.4% volatile
31 South Africa 0.9% 2021 up 54.7% volatile
32 Malawi 0.5% 2019 up 616.5% volatile
33 Burkina Faso 0.3% 2021 — volatile
34 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2% 2021 down 82.7% volatile
35 Colombia 0.2% 2022 down 74.2% falling
36 Albania 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
36 Georgia 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
36 Honduras 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
36 Paraguay 0.0% 2022 — volatile

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Indicator
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving Social Assistance and Other (%, 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 receiving Social Assistance and Other program (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)