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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 85.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
85.2%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
2nd
of 31 countries
All-time high
85.2%
in 2019
All-time low
80.9%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 83.22006: 832007: 82.42008: 81.72009: 81.82010: 81.12011: 81.72012: 81.92015: 81.32016: 82.92017: 80.92019: 85.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Poland recorded 85.2% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Poland peaked at 85.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2017.

That places Poland 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 83.2%
2006 83.0% -0.2%
2007 82.4% -0.7%
2008 81.7% -0.8%
2009 81.8% +0.0%
2010 81.1% -0.9%
2011 81.7% +0.8%
2012 81.9% +0.2%
2015 81.3% -0.7%
2016 82.9% +1.9%
2017 80.9% -2.4%
2019 85.2% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.4% 81.7% 83.2% 5
2010s 82.1% 80.9% 85.2% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Belarus 86.5% compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 83.3% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.8% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 81.9% compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Poland?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Poland was 85.2% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Poland ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 292 data points, 2002–2023
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