Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Kosovo
Kosovo: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 17.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 17.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Kosovo peaked at 29.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2017.
Kosovo ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.1% | — |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.7% | 29.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.3% compare
- 19 Serbia 19.1% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 18.8% compare
- 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 17.7% compare
- 23 Ecuador 17.6% compare
- 24 Peru 13.6% 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 17.7% 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 29.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2017.
- 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 down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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) -urban. 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