Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 12.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2020
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan stood at 12.9%.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 13.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2006.
That places Kyrgyzstan 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 2.6% | — |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +327.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +48.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +41.6% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +17.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 12.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.6%, 36% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.1% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
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 12.9% 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 13.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 26th 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 14.6%. 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) -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