Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) by country
Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
27
Highest
100.0%
Poland
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
40.2%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Poland; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.2%, and the mean is 48.8%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 7,395.7%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2020 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 97.7% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.3% | 2020 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 91.4% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo | 91.4% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Serbia | 89.6% | 2022 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 89.0% | 2019 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 79.8% | 2020 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 73.5% | 2018 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 68.6% | 2021 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 53.6% | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 40.2% | 2022 | up 206.1% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 38.1% | 2021 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 16 | Paraguay | 29.8% | 2022 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 19.0% | 2019 | up 4,635.8% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 18.2% | 2021 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 8.5% | 2022 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 20 | El Salvador | 8.1% | 2022 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 8.0% | 2022 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 6.9% | 2021 | up 123.3% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.2% | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 2.9% | 2022 | up 7,395.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 2.0% | 2022 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 0.6% | 2022 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap