Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) by country
Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount
Countries reporting
26
Highest
34.7%
Poland
Lowest
0.0%
Mexico
Median
7.3%
Years covered
19
2004–2022
Data points
222
What the numbers show
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 34.7% in Poland; the lowest is 0.0% in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.3%, and the mean is 10.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,074.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 12,990.4%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 94.1%).
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 34.7% | 2019 | up 207.8% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 27.9% | 2020 | up 56.3% | flat |
| 3 | Romania | 23.2% | 2021 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 22.3% | 2020 | up 191.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Belarus | 21.1% | 2019 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 6 | Armenia | 18.0% | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 7 | Georgia | 13.1% | 2021 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 12.4% | 2021 | up 12,990.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 11.5% | 2018 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 10 | Moldova | 11.3% | 2018 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 11.2% | 2022 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 12 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.1% | 2020 | up 142.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 7.5% | 2019 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 14 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.1% | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 14 | Kosovo | 7.1% | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 6.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 5.2% | 2022 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2018 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 2.7% | 2022 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 1.9% | 2022 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 1.5% | 2022 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 22 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2022 | up 545.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 0.5% | 2019 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2022 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2022 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 94.1% | volatile |
About this data
Poverty headcount reduction due to Cash Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount