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

Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile was 82.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
82.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
83.0%
in 2019
All-time low
79.0%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile in Romania, 2008–2021

0204060802008201420212008: 792011: 81.72012: 81.42016: 82.42019: 832020: 82.42021: 82.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Romania stood at 82.8%.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Romania peaked at 83.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2008.

Romania ranks 4th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 79.0%
2011 81.7% +3.5%
2012 81.4% -0.4%
2016 82.4% +1.2%
2019 83.0% +0.7%
2020 82.4% -0.6%
2021 82.8% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.0% 79.0% 79.0% 1
2010s 82.1% 81.4% 83.0% 4
2020s 82.6% 82.4% 82.8% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Belarus 86.5% compare
  2. 2 Poland 85.2% compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 83.3% compare
  4. 5 Ukraine 81.9% compare
  5. 6 Kazakhstan 78.9% compare
  6. 7 Kyrgyzstan 78.8% 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 Romania?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile in Romania was 82.8% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile?
Romania ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance -1st quintile rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania 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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