In some contexts where WFP works, food and services are available locally but people lack the financial resources to purchase them. A cash-based transfer is money given to vulnerable people who can use it to buy what they most need in their local markets. In 2019, WFP transferred a record-high US$2.1 billion of purchasing power to almost 28 million people in 64 countries - up from US$10 million in 10 countries in 2009.
