Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban by country
Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
27
Highest
66.0%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0.1%
Uruguay
Median
11.3%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
259
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 66.0% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.1% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.3%, and the mean is 17.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 999.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 8,931.9%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 89.4%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 66.0% | 2018 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 57.4% | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 40.0% | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo | 40.0% | 2017 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.5% | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 33.2% | 2018 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 28.2% | 2021 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 28.1% | 2019 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 20.5% | 2019 | up 440.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Honduras | 18.8% | 2019 | up 8,931.9% | falling |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 15.8% | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 12 | Mongolia | 14.5% | 2020 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 13 | El Salvador | 12.8% | 2022 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 11.3% | 2022 | down 31.0% | flat |
| 15 | Georgia | 10.9% | 2021 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 8.0% | 2020 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 6.2% | 2022 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Mexico | 5.7% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 4.0% | 2021 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.4% | 2021 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 2,958.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 1.5% | 2019 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1.4% | 2022 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Peru | 0.7% | 2022 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2018 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0.6% | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2022 | down 65.5% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap