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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Poverty headcount ratio (5-Year Change)

Change in Poverty headcount ratio over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Indonesia fell the most: by 6.1 pts, from 9.8% of population below the international poverty line to 3.7% of population below the international poverty line in the five years to 2025. Georgia is second (−5.5 pts), followed by Kosovo (−5.2 pts). 46 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −0.75 pts.

#1
Indonesia · −6.1 pts
Median
−0.75 pts
Coverage
46 countries
Data year
2023
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (points)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Indonesia -6.1; 2. Georgia -5.5; 3. Kosovo -5.2; 4. Ecuador -5; 5. Brazil -4; 6. Honduras -3.1; 7. Serbia -3.1; 8. Philippines -3; 9. Romania -3; 10. Colombia -2.8.Indonesia-6.1Georgia-5.5Kosovo-5.2Ecuador-5Brazil-4Honduras-3.1Serbia-3.1Philippines-3Romania-3Colombia-2.8
Top 10: 5-year change (points). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Indonesia -6.1; 2. Georgia -5.5; 3. Kosovo -5.2; 4. Ecuador -5; 5. Brazil -4; 6. Honduras -3.1; 7. Serbia -3.1; 8. Philippines -3; 9. Romania -3; 10. Colombia -2.8.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Poverty headcount ratio (5-Year Change), 2023
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (points)
1Indonesia9.83.7−6.1 pts
2Georgia9.74.2−5.5 pts
3Kosovo15.210−5.2 pts
4Ecuador8.43.4−5 pts
5Brazil73−4 pts
6Honduras18.815.7−3.1 pts
7Serbia4.21.1−3.1 pts
8Philippines8.35.3−3 pts
9Romania3.70.7−3 pts
10Colombia11.38.5−2.8 pts
11Kyrgyz Republic4.92.2−2.7 pts
12Bhutan2.60−2.6 pts
13Costa Rica3.40.8−2.6 pts
14North Macedonia6.43.9−2.5 pts
15China1.60−1.6 pts
16Armenia2.40.8−1.6 pts
17Mauritania11.710.2−1.5 pts
18Bolivia3.12.1−1 pts
19Seychelles1.60.7−0.9 pts
20Albania1.10.3−0.8 pts
21Türkiye10.2−0.8 pts
22Italy1.70.9−0.8 pts
23Montenegro3.32.5−0.8 pts
24Iran, Islamic Rep.3.22.5−0.7 pts
25Argentina1.71−0.7 pts
26Bulgaria1.51−0.5 pts
27Peru5.45.1−0.3 pts
28Ukraine0.30−0.3 pts
29Israel0.70.4−0.3 pts
30Paraguay2.42.1−0.3 pts
31Croatia0.50.3−0.2 pts
32Kazakhstan0.20−0.2 pts
33Luxembourg0.30.1−0.2 pts
34Dominican Republic10.8−0.2 pts
35Spain10.8−0.2 pts
36Latvia0.60.4−0.2 pts
37Canada0.40.3−0.1 pts
38Estonia0.40.3−0.1 pts
39Cyprus0.10−0.1 pts
40Korea, Rep.0.20.1−0.1 pts
41Russian Federation0.20.1−0.1 pts
42Thailand0.10−0.1 pts
43Austria0.60.5−0.1 pts
44Norway0.30.2−0.1 pts
45Poland0.30.2−0.1 pts
46Sweden0.90.8−0.1 pts

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Source and method

Change in Poverty headcount ratio over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SI.POV.DDAY. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population): World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org., World Bank (WB).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.