Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Armenia

Armenia: Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic was 6.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.0%
Change on year
up 147.5%
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2020
All-time low
2.4%
in 2021
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Armenia, 2008–2022

2.557.51012.52008201520222008: 4.1 preT2009: 4.3 preT2010: 5.9 preT2011: 5.3 preT2012: 8 preT2013: 3.1 preT2014: 4.8 preT2015: 4.6 preT2016: 3.4 preT2017: 4.3 preT2018: 6.4 preT2019: 6 preT2020: 12.8 preT2021: 2.4 preT2022: 6 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 6.0% for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 147.5% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Armenia peaked at 12.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.

Armenia ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT) in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year preT Change
2008 4.1%
2009 4.3% +3.2%
2010 5.9% +38.2%
2011 5.3% -10.6%
2012 8.0% +52.4%
2013 3.1% -61.0%
2014 4.8% +53.4%
2015 4.6% -5.1%
2016 3.4% -25.2%
2017 4.3% +26.7%
2018 6.4% +47.1%
2019 6.0% -5.1%
2020 12.8% +111.6%
2021 2.4% -81.0%
2022 6.0% +147.5%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 6.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.7%, 3.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 6.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 6.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.2% 4.1% 4.3% 2
2010s 5.2% 3.1% 8.0% 10
2020s 7.1% 2.4% 12.8% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 2 Georgia 19.8% compare
  2. 3 Burkina Faso 6.2% compare
  3. 4 Honduras 6.0% compare
  4. 6 Poland 5.2% compare
  5. 7 Brazil 3.3% compare
  6. 8 Viet Nam 3.3% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Armenia?
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic in Armenia was 6.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
How does Armenia rank for benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic?
Armenia ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - domestic rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) (%) - Domestic Private Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 317 data points, 2003–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of benefits going to the extreme poor (those below $125 a day) relative to the total benefits going to the population