Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
27
Highest
34.3%
Moldova
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
4.5%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
259
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 34.3% in Moldova; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 7.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,565.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Honduras (up 7,054.3%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 83.2%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 34.3% | 2018 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 22.4% | 2022 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 18.7% | 2017 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo | 18.7% | 2017 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 13.9% | 2021 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 13.8% | 2018 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 11.0% | 2019 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 9.8% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.7% | 2020 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 8.8% | 2021 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 11 | Honduras | 8.7% | 2019 | up 7,054.3% | falling |
| 12 | Georgia | 4.8% | 2021 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 4.5% | 2019 | up 225.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Vietnam | 4.5% | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 15 | Mongolia | 4.2% | 2020 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Serbia | 3.3% | 2022 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 2.6% | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% | 2021 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia | 2.3% | 2021 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 2.0% | 2022 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2022 | up 1,105.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2018 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 0.6% | 2019 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2022 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 0.4% | 2022 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 0.3% | 2022 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2022 | down 82.8% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount