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

Armenia: Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional was 45.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
45.6%
Change on year
up 44.4%
World rank
2nd
of 25 countries
All-time high
83.4%
in 2020
All-time low
30.3%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Armenia, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 30.82009: 35.12010: 41.22011: 35.22012: 372013: 40.72014: 30.32015: 34.22016: 32.42017: 342018: 34.22019: 33.52020: 83.42021: 31.62022: 45.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Armenia is 45.6%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Armenia peaked at 83.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 2014.

Armenia ranks 2nd of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 30.8%
2009 35.1% +13.8%
2010 41.2% +17.6%
2011 35.2% -14.6%
2012 37.0% +5.1%
2013 40.7% +9.9%
2014 30.3% -25.4%
2015 34.2% +12.9%
2016 32.4% -5.3%
2017 34.0% +4.7%
2018 34.2% +0.7%
2019 33.5% -2.1%
2020 83.4% +149.0%
2021 31.6% -62.1%
2022 45.6% +44.4%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 45.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.8%, 1.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 45.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 2.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +149.0% 33.5% 83.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.9% 30.8% 35.1% 2
2010s 35.3% 30.3% 41.2% 10
2020s 53.5% 31.6% 83.4% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 1 Georgia 59.9% compare
  2. 3 Poland 44.7% compare
  3. 4 Kosovo 41.8% compare
  4. 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Armenia?
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional in Armenia was 45.6% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 2014.
How does Armenia rank for adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional?
Armenia ranks 2nd out of 25 countries with data for 2022.
Is adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 211 data points, 2004–2022
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Total transfer amount received by all beneficiaries in a population group as a share of the total welfare of beneficiaries in that group