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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 64.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
64.2%
Change on year
up 38.8%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
64.2%
in 2019
All-time low
34.4%
in 2009
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 44.62006: 42.92007: 41.32008: 36.32009: 34.42010: 38.12011: 37.82012: 39.32015: 422016: 39.62017: 46.22019: 64.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Poland stood at 64.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Poland peaked at 64.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2009.

That places Poland 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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) -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 44.6%
2006 42.9% -3.8%
2007 41.3% -3.8%
2008 36.3% -12.1%
2009 34.4% -5.3%
2010 38.1% +10.9%
2011 37.8% -0.9%
2012 39.3% +4.1%
2015 42.0% +6.8%
2016 39.6% -5.8%
2017 46.2% +16.8%
2019 64.2% +38.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.9% 34.4% 44.6% 5
2010s 43.9% 37.8% 64.2% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Georgia 75.4% compare
  2. 3 Mongolia 53.5% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 47.7% compare
  4. 5 Romania 47.5% 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 64.2% 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 64.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2009.
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 86.7%. 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) -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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