Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Poland

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 35 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
98.0%
in 2005
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Poland, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 98 <$2.15 a day2006: 99.7 <$2.15 a day2007: 99.4 <$2.15 a day2008: 99.8 <$2.15 a day2009: 99.8 <$2.15 a day2010: 100 <$2.15 a day2011: 99.7 <$2.15 a day2012: 99.6 <$2.15 a day2015: 100 <$2.15 a day2016: 99.9 <$2.15 a day2017: 100 <$2.15 a day2019: 100 <$2.15 a day

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Poland stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Poland peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2005.

That places Poland 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year <$2.15 a day Change
2005 98.0%
2006 99.7% +1.7%
2007 99.4% -0.3%
2008 99.8% +0.4%
2009 99.8% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.2%
2011 99.7% -0.3%
2012 99.6% -0.1%
2015 100.0% +0.4%
2016 99.9% -0.1%
2017 100.0% +0.1%
2019 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 99.3% 98.0% 99.8% 5
2010s 99.9% 99.6% 100.0% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Romania 100.0% compare
  3. 4 Mongolia 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Poland?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Poland was 100.0% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2005.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
Poland ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day)
Unit
<$2.15 a day
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 346 data points, 2004–2023
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