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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 71.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
71.9%
Change on year
up 50.5%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
71.9%
in 2019
All-time low
43.8%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Poland, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 49.32006: 49.32007: 47.92008: 45.12009: 44.32010: 44.72011: 452012: 44.72015: 43.82016: 44.62017: 47.82019: 71.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland stood at 71.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.5% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland peaked at 71.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2015.

Poland ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 49.3%
2006 49.3% +0.1%
2007 47.9% -3.0%
2008 45.1% -5.8%
2009 44.3% -1.9%
2010 44.7% +0.9%
2011 45.0% +0.7%
2012 44.7% -0.6%
2015 43.8% -2.1%
2016 44.6% +1.9%
2017 47.8% +7.0%
2019 71.9% +50.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.2% 44.3% 49.3% 5
2010s 48.9% 43.8% 71.9% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Georgia 75.4% compare
  2. 3 Mongolia 61.6% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 58.6% compare
  4. 5 Romania 57.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Poland was 71.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2015.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Poland ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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