Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
27
Highest
74.9%
Republic of Moldova
Lowest
0.1%
Uruguay
Median
11.6%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 74.9% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.1% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.6%, and the mean is 18.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,199.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 5,863.9%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 86.2%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 74.9% | 2018 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 57.5% | 2022 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 48.5% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 3 | Kosovo | 48.5% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 41.2% | 2018 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 6 | South Africa | 36.8% | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.1% | 2020 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 24.6% | 2019 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 21.4% | 2019 | up 590.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Honduras | 16.7% | 2019 | up 5,863.9% | flat |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 15.2% | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 12 | El Salvador | 13.8% | 2022 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 11.8% | 2020 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 11.6% | 2020 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 10.2% | 2022 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 9.9% | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 7.3% | 2021 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Georgia | 6.8% | 2021 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Paraguay | 4.8% | 2022 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.3% | 2021 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 21 | Türkiye | 1.5% | 2019 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 1.3% | 2022 | up 3,270.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2022 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2022 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Chile | 0.5% | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 0.5% | 2022 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2022 | down 64.7% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap