Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
27
Highest
100.0%
Poland
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
22.1%
Years covered
20
2003–2022
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Poland; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.1%, and the mean is 38.1%.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 15,287.8%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 100.0%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - International Private Transfers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2019 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 99.7% | 2018 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 98.7% | 2020 | up 333.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Armenia | 88.0% | 2022 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 86.5% | 2017 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo | 86.5% | 2017 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 77.0% | 2020 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 61.4% | 2019 | up 200.3% | rising |
| 9 | Serbia | 58.6% | 2022 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 50.1% | 2021 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 49.1% | 2020 | up 194.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 39.9% | 2018 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 29.7% | 2022 | up 234.7% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 22.1% | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 16.3% | 2019 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 15.1% | 2019 | up 3,573.0% | flat |
| 17 | Paraguay | 14.0% | 2022 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 18 | El Salvador | 8.9% | 2022 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 19 | Georgia | 8.2% | 2021 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Chile | 5.0% | 2022 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 4.5% | 2022 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.3% | 2021 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 2.5% | 2021 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 15,287.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2022 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Peru | 0.5% | 2022 | up 133.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to International Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount