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

Latest (2020)
12.9%
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2018
All-time low
2.6%
in 2006
Years of data
11
2006–2020

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2020

2.557.51012.52006201320202006: 2.62011: 11.32012: 8.92013: 13.22014: 8.72015: 7.12016: 102017: 10.82018: 13.32019: 11.12020: 12.9

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Kyrgyzstan, 2006 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 27 Sri Lanka 12.9% compare
  5. 28 Paraguay 12.5% compare
  6. 29 Türkiye 11.0% compare

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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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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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