Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania

Romania: Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 52.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
52.5%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
9th
of 30 countries
All-time high
63.0%
in 2012
All-time low
51.2%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania, 2008–2021

02040602008201420212008: 59.1 preT2011: 61.7 preT2012: 63 preT2016: 55.6 preT2019: 51.8 preT2020: 51.2 preT2021: 52.5 preT

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in preT.

Analysis

In 2021, coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Romania stood at 52.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Romania peaked at 63.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2020.

That places Romania 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT) in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year preT Change
2008 59.1%
2011 61.7% +4.3%
2012 63.0% +2.1%
2016 55.6% -11.7%
2019 51.8% -6.8%
2020 51.2% -1.2%
2021 52.5% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.1% 59.1% 59.1% 1
2010s 58.0% 51.8% 63.0% 4
2020s 51.9% 51.2% 52.5% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 6 Peru 76.8%
  2. 7 Argentina 65.4% compare
  3. 8 Poland 54.8% compare
  4. 10 Indonesia 51.3% compare
  5. 11 Chile 50.6% compare
  6. 12 Armenia 46.3% compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

More work & labour data for Romania

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Romania?
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Romania was 52.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2020.
How does Romania rank for coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Romania ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
Is coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers-pret/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/coverage-in-1st-quintile-poorest-percent-unconditional-cash-transfers-pret/romania/">Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Romania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers (preT)
Unit
preT
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 256 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

Percentage of population participating in Cash Transfers programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)