Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
35
Highest
51.9%
Georgia
Lowest
0.4%
Thailand
Median
11.8%
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
348
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 51.9% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.4% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.8%, and the mean is 15.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 137.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 8,704.9%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 97.0%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 51.9% | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 37.6% | 2019 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 32.8% | 2020 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 27.3% | 2022 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 5 | Romania | 25.7% | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Belarus | 25.5% | 2019 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 25.3% | 2021 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Vietnam | 22.8% | 2020 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 19.0% | 2022 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Panama | 18.8% | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 18.6% | 2022 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 12 | Moldova | 18.4% | 2018 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 13 | Bolivia | 15.8% | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 15.6% | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 15 | Indonesia | 14.0% | 2022 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 13.6% | 2022 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 13.3% | 2021 | up 176.4% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 11.8% | 2022 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Ecuador | 11.7% | 2022 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 11.1% | 2022 | up 482.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Paraguay | 10.4% | 2022 | up 311.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.3% | 2020 | up 163.5% | rising |
| 23 | El Salvador | 9.6% | 2022 | up 8,704.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 9.2% | 2019 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 8.7% | 2020 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 26 | Uruguay | 8.4% | 2022 | up 297.4% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 7.9% | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 28 | Kosovo | 7.1% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 28 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.1% | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 30 | Turkey | 4.7% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 3.1% | 2018 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 2.9% | 2019 | up 2,925.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 2.7% | 2019 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2022 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2021 | down 97.0% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount