Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban by country
Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
34
Highest
75.4%
Georgia
Lowest
0.6%
Thailand
Median
20.0%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
340
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 75.4% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.6% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.0%, and the mean is 25.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 132.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 18,356.9%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 95.7%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 75.4% | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 64.2% | 2019 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 53.5% | 2020 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 47.7% | 2019 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 47.5% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 45.9% | 2021 | up 167.7% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 37.9% | 2022 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 37.0% | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 34.3% | 2018 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 33.9% | 2022 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 33.5% | 2020 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 27.8% | 2022 | up 219.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Panama | 27.7% | 2023 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 23.4% | 2022 | up 584.4% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 23.4% | 2022 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Mexico | 22.2% | 2022 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 20.7% | 2022 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 19.3% | 2021 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 19.1% | 2022 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 18.8% | 2021 | up 139.7% | rising |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.7% | 2017 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 21 | Kosovo | 17.7% | 2017 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 17.6% | 2022 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 13.6% | 2022 | up 1,653.1% | volatile |
| 25 | El Salvador | 13.2% | 2022 | up 18,356.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2020 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 12.9% | 2019 | up 208.6% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 12.5% | 2022 | up 331.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Türkiye | 11.0% | 2019 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 10.0% | 2020 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 31 | Pakistan | 2.5% | 2018 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 32 | Honduras | 2.1% | 2019 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2022 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap