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

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 37.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37.0%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
8th
of 34 countries
All-time high
44.5%
in 2020
All-time low
23.9%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2008–2022

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

0102030402008201520222008: 29.12009: 28.32010: 312011: 25.22012: 32.52013: 26.12014: 23.92015: 242016: 28.62017: 28.62018: 29.92019: 28.62020: 44.52021: 33.32022: 37

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 37.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Armenia peaked at 44.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2014.

Armenia ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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) -urban in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 29.1%
2009 28.3% -2.5%
2010 31.0% +9.4%
2011 25.2% -18.9%
2012 32.5% +29.1%
2013 26.1% -19.5%
2014 23.9% -8.7%
2015 24.0% +0.5%
2016 28.6% +19.2%
2017 28.6% +0.0%
2018 29.9% +4.7%
2019 28.6% -4.4%
2020 44.5% +55.3%
2021 33.3% -25.0%
2022 37.0% +11.1%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 37.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 37.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.7% 28.3% 29.1% 2
2010s 27.8% 23.9% 32.5% 10
2020s 38.3% 33.3% 44.5% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 5 Romania 47.5% compare
  2. 6 Kazakhstan 45.9% compare
  3. 7 Chile 37.9% compare
  4. 9 Republic of Moldova 34.3% compare
  5. 10 Brazil 33.9% compare
  6. 11 Viet Nam 33.5% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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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 37.0% 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 44.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2014.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
Armenia ranks 8th 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 14.0%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 340 data points, 2004–2023
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