Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance Social in Moldova
Moldova: Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance Social was 40.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Moldova, 2010–2018
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
In 2018, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Moldova stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Moldova peaked at 40.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2013.
That places Moldova 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%): All Social Assistance … Assistance Social in Moldova, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.8% | — |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +45.4% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +15.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 40.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 40.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.9%, 95% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Moldova?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Moldova was 40.0% in 2018, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Moldova ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2018.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap