Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 41.7% in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.7%, and the mean is 8.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,701.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 4,767.8%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 89.4%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 41.7% | 2018 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 26.0% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 2 | Kosovo | 26.0% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 22.3% | 2022 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 5 | South Africa | 21.8% | 2021 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 17.2% | 2018 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 11.4% | 2022 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 8 | Honduras | 11.3% | 2019 | up 4,767.8% | falling |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.2% | 2020 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 9.8% | 2019 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 9.0% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 5.2% | 2022 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 5.0% | 2020 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 4.7% | 2019 | up 409.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia | 3.5% | 2022 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 16 | Mongolia | 3.4% | 2020 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 17 | Georgia | 3.1% | 2021 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2021 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Paraguay | 2.0% | 2022 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.4% | 2021 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2019 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2022 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2022 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 0.3% | 2022 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0.3% | 2022 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2022 | down 88.7% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount