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

Kazakhstan: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 48.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
48.9%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
76.4%
in 2014
All-time low
8.2%
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan, 2007–2021

0204060802007201420212007: 8.2 poorest2010: 18 poorest2014: 76.4 poorest2015: 32.3 poorest2017: 34.6 poorest2018: 34.2 poorest2019: 41.6 poorest2020: 52.4 poorest2021: 48.9 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan is 48.9%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 171.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan peaked at 76.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2007.

That places Kazakhstan 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) in Kazakhstan, 2007 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2007 8.2%
2010 18.0% +120.3%
2014 76.4% +323.8%
2015 32.3% -57.8%
2017 34.6% +7.4%
2018 34.2% -1.3%
2019 41.6% +21.6%
2020 52.4% +25.9%
2021 48.9% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.2% 8.2% 8.2% 1
2010s 39.5% 18.0% 76.4% 6
2020s 50.6% 48.9% 52.4% 2

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 3 Mongolia 56.7% compare
  2. 4 Romania 51.6% compare
  3. 5 Belarus 49.6% compare
  4. 7 Armenia 43.8% compare
  5. 8 Viet Nam 41.6% compare
  6. 9 Chile 40.4% compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More work & labour data for Kazakhstan

All data for Kazakhstan →

Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan was 48.9% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
How does Kazakhstan rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Kazakhstan ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 171.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-all-social-assistance-1st-quintile-poorest/kazakhstan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/poverty-gap-reduction-percent-all-social-assistance-1st-quintile-poorest/kazakhstan/">Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Kazakhstan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 348 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap