Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 24.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 24.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 197.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 28.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2013.
That places Kyrgyzstan 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.6% | — |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -39.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +390.1% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 24.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.9%, 50% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 3.8% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 21 Kosovo 26.4% compare
- 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 26.4% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 26.4% compare
- 25 Serbia 23.3% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 22.3% compare
- 27 El Salvador 19.4% compare
More work & labour data for Kyrgyzstan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0124 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8283 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,346 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,767 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,899 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,831 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,730 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan was 24.2% in 2020, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2013.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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