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

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

Countries reporting
38
Highest
65.0%
Belarus
Lowest
0.0%
Albania
Median
0.4%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
378

What the numbers show

Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving Social Assistance and Other (%) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 65.0% in Belarus; the lowest is 0.0% in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.4%, and the mean is 6.9%.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 2,155.1%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Belarus 65.0% 2013 up 413.8% volatile
2 Armenia 37.8% 2022 up 134.2% volatile
3 Chile 33.4% 2022 up 327.2% rising
4 Russian Federation 32.6% 2017 up 21.9% rising
5 Türkiye 19.7% 2019 up 1,581.9% volatile
6 Costa Rica 15.3% 2022 up 101.2% falling
7 Indonesia 10.5% 2022 up 314.6% volatile
8 Serbia 8.3% 2022 — volatile
9 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7.1% 2017 down 6.4% flat
9 Kosovo 7.1% 2017 down 6.4% flat
11 Viet Nam 5.8% 2020 down 88.3% volatile
12 Kyrgyzstan 5.3% 2020 down 50.9% falling
13 Peru 4.9% 2022 — volatile
14 El Salvador 4.7% 2022 up 585.9% volatile
15 Pakistan 1.5% 2018 up 2,155.1% volatile
16 Brazil 0.9% 2022 down 42.5% volatile
17 Sri Lanka 0.7% 2019 up 53.2% volatile
18 Panama 0.5% 2023 — volatile
19 Malawi 0.4% 2019 up 536.5% volatile
20 Ecuador 0.4% 2022 down 64.4% volatile
21 Mexico 0.3% 2022 down 82.0% volatile
22 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2% 2021 down 76.3% volatile
23 Argentina 0.2% 2022 down 97.7% volatile
24 South Africa 0.1% 2021 down 65.4% volatile
25 Colombia 0.1% 2022 up 222.4% volatile
26 Burkina Faso 0.0% 2021 — volatile
27 Mongolia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% falling
27 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
27 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
27 Poland 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% volatile
27 Paraguay 0.0% 2022 — volatile
27 Honduras 0.0% 2019 — volatile
27 Georgia 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
27 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
27 Ukraine 0.0% 2020 — volatile
27 Uruguay 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
27 Albania 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile

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