Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo
Kosovo: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 26.4% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2017, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo stood at 26.4%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo peaked at 34.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2012.
That places Kosovo 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.5% | — |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -34.1% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 22.5% | 34.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 18 Indonesia 30.9%
- 19 Uruguay 30.2% compare
- 20 Paraguay 29.2% compare
- 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 26.4% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 24.2% compare
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kosovo was 26.4% in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2012.
- How does Kosovo rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Kosovo ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kosovo 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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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap