Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban by country
Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap
Countries reporting
25
Highest
59.6%
Poland
Lowest
0.3%
Uruguay
Median
17.7%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
211
What the numbers show
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 59.6% in Poland; the lowest is 0.3% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.7%, and the mean is 19.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 196.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 8,175.9%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 87.1%).
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers - 1st: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 59.6% | 2019 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 45.3% | 2020 | up 61.6% | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 44.1% | 2021 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 43.3% | 2019 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 35.1% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 33.1% | 2020 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Georgia | 32.7% | 2021 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 26.9% | 2022 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 25.3% | 2018 | up 228.8% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 24.5% | 2021 | up 8,175.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 22.9% | 2018 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 12 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 17.7% | 2017 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 12 | Kosovo | 17.7% | 2017 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 10.5% | 2019 | up 212.9% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 9.3% | 2022 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.2% | 2020 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 9.1% | 2022 | up 253.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 7.9% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Indonesia | 3.4% | 2022 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 3.1% | 2022 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Pakistan | 2.4% | 2018 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 22 | Türkiye | 2.3% | 2019 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2022 | up 690.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2022 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2022 | down 34.8% | falling |
About this data
Poverty gap reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap