Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
37
Highest
64.9%
Poland
Lowest
2.1%
Côte d'Ivoire
Median
29.8%
Years covered
22
2002–2023
Data points
372
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 64.9% in Poland; the lowest is 2.1% in Côte d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.8%, and the mean is 32.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 31.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 1,980.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 85.6%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 64.9% | 2019 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 2 | Belarus | 62.6% | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 3 | Romania | 61.6% | 2021 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 59.2% | 2018 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 5 | Serbia | 58.2% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 56.9% | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 56.0% | 2021 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 55.9% | 2020 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 9 | Armenia | 55.0% | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.8% | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 11 | Georgia | 51.9% | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 44.6% | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 42.8% | 2019 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 40.9% | 2022 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 40.6% | 2022 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo | 39.4% | 2017 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 39.4% | 2017 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 35.5% | 2022 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 29.8% | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 29.3% | 2020 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 29.0% | 2022 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 22 | Mexico | 26.5% | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.4% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Ecuador | 18.7% | 2022 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 18.3% | 2019 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 18.3% | 2021 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 14.8% | 2022 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 14.0% | 2022 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 13.2% | 2022 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 12.7% | 2021 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 12.3% | 2018 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 32 | El Salvador | 10.7% | 2022 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 7.0% | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 5.8% | 2021 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Honduras | 3.6% | 2019 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Malawi | 3.3% | 2019 | up 1,980.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.1% | 2021 | down 67.0% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount