Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 51.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
51.5%
Change on year
up 29.5%
World rank
10th
of 34 countries
All-time high
52.6%
in 2020
All-time low
26.1%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Armenia, 2008–2022

02040602008201520222008: 39.62009: 37.62010: 43.22011: 29.82012: 32.12013: 29.62014: 38.12015: 32.62016: 26.12017: 33.62018: 26.32019: 36.52020: 52.62021: 39.72022: 51.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 51.5% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of up 29.5% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 52.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2016.

That places Armenia 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 39.6%
2009 37.6% -5.2%
2010 43.2% +15.0%
2011 29.8% -30.9%
2012 32.1% +7.6%
2013 29.6% -7.8%
2014 38.1% +28.6%
2015 32.6% -14.4%
2016 26.1% -20.0%
2017 33.6% +28.8%
2018 26.3% -21.8%
2019 36.5% +39.0%
2020 52.6% +44.1%
2021 39.7% -24.5%
2022 51.5% +29.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.6% 37.6% 39.6% 2
2010s 32.8% 26.1% 43.2% 10
2020s 48.0% 39.7% 52.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Armenia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Armenia was 51.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2016.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Armenia ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. 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 Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
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