Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
31
Highest
55.9%
Poland
Lowest
2.5%
Burkina Faso
Median
9.1%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
316
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 55.9% in Poland; the lowest is 2.5% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 12.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 262.3%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 46.8%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 55.9% | 2019 | up 262.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 28.0% | 2021 | up 42.1% | flat |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 26.8% | 2021 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 26.7% | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | Belarus | 23.0% | 2019 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 20.0% | 2022 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 14.5% | 2020 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 11.5% | 2018 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 9 | Peru | 11.4% | 2022 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.3% | 2021 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 10.6% | 2018 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 12 | Honduras | 10.6% | 2019 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 9.7% | 2022 | up 223.3% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 9.7% | 2022 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.6% | 2020 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 16 | Paraguay | 9.1% | 2022 | down 21.9% | flat |
| 17 | Uruguay | 8.8% | 2022 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2022 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 8.3% | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 8.2% | 2022 | down 25.5% | flat |
| 21 | Malawi | 8.1% | 2019 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 7.5% | 2019 | down 30.8% | flat |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 7.0% | 2021 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 6.9% | 2021 | down 25.9% | flat |
| 25 | Panama | 6.7% | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 6.6% | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 6.4% | 2022 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 5.7% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 3.2% | 2020 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 3.1% | 2022 | up 223.4% | rising |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 2.5% | 2021 | down 39.5% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount