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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 86.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
86.0%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2019
All-time low
81.1%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 82.62006: 82.32007: 81.82008: 82.12009: 82.42010: 82.32011: 822012: 822015: 83.62016: 83.62017: 81.12019: 86

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Poland is 86.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Poland peaked at 86.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2017.

That places Poland 1st out of 34 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) -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 82.6%
2006 82.3% -0.4%
2007 81.8% -0.6%
2008 82.1% +0.3%
2009 82.4% +0.4%
2010 82.3% -0.1%
2011 82.0% -0.4%
2012 82.0% +0.1%
2015 83.6% +1.9%
2016 83.6% +0.1%
2017 81.1% -3.0%
2019 86.0% +6.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 86.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 86.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.8%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.2% 81.8% 82.6% 5
2010s 83.0% 81.1% 86.0% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Belarus 84.1% compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 83.0% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.6% compare

See the full ranking of 34 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 86.0% 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 86.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Poland ranks 1st out of 34 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 4.3%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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