Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
34
Highest
54.7%
Georgia
Lowest
0.6%
Thailand
Median
21.7%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
329
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 54.7% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.6% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.7%, and the mean is 20.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 90.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 14,028.0%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 95.7%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 54.7% | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 44.1% | 2019 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 40.0% | 2022 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 4 | Mongolia | 38.0% | 2020 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 5 | Panama | 35.2% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 34.3% | 2022 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 32.1% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 30.9% | 2021 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Belarus | 30.6% | 2019 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 29.7% | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 27.8% | 2022 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 27.6% | 2022 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 27.1% | 2020 | up 202.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Ecuador | 26.9% | 2022 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 24.6% | 2022 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 23.6% | 2022 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 17 | Paraguay | 23.0% | 2022 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | 20.4% | 2018 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 19.2% | 2021 | up 270.8% | rising |
| 20 | Indonesia | 17.4% | 2022 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% | 2020 | up 478.8% | volatile |
| 22 | El Salvador | 12.7% | 2022 | up 14,028.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 10.3% | 2019 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 9.0% | 2022 | up 227.2% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 7.9% | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 26 | Kosovo | 6.6% | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 26 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.6% | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 28 | Türkiye | 5.3% | 2013 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 5.1% | 2018 | up 275.2% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 4.7% | 2020 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 31 | Malawi | 2.8% | 2019 | up 517.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Honduras | 2.8% | 2019 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 1.7% | 2022 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | down 95.7% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount