Coverage of the poorest quintile gives an initial understanding of whether the social assistance programs are covering those who are more likely to need assistance. Take a look below to see how ECA countries compare to one another in coverage of Q1.
- Latest data year are: Georgia 2018, Romania 2016, Ukraine 2018, Belarus 2017, Moldova 2018, Poland 2016, Kazakhstan 2017, Turkey 2018, Azerbaijan 2015, Armenia 2018, Serbia 2018, Kosovo 2017, Kyrgyz Republic 2018, North Macedonia 2016, Albania 2017 and Montenegro 2015.
- Earliest data year are 2011 for all countries, except Serbia and Poland (2010), Azerbaijan (2008) and Albania (2012).
- Q1 represents the poorest 20% of the welfare distribution net of social assistance transfers.