Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Moldova

Moldova: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 24.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
24.9%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
11th
of 24 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 2012
All-time low
24.9%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2010–2018

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Moldova, 2010–2018

01020302010201420182010: 27.52012: 29.22013: 26.62017: 25.82018: 24.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 24.9% for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Moldova peaked at 29.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2018.

That places Moldova 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural in Moldova, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 27.5%
2012 29.2% +6.3%
2013 26.6% -8.9%
2017 25.8% -3.2%
2018 24.9% -3.3%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 24.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 69% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 24.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 8 Romania 34.4% compare
  2. 9 Costa Rica 27.4% compare
  3. 10 Kyrgyzstan 26.4% compare
  4. 12 Kazakhstan 24.6% compare
  5. 13 Ukraine 20.9% compare
  6. 14 Mongolia 18.1% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Moldova?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Moldova was 24.9% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2018.
How does Moldova rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Moldova ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group