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

Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile was 82.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
82.6%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 2020
All-time low
80.7%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021

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

0204060802008201420212008: 80.72011: 82.52012: 81.32016: 82.52019: 82.12020: 83.22021: 82.6

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Romania stood at 82.6%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Romania peaked at 83.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2008.

Romania ranks 4th of 34 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) -urban in Romania, 2008 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2008 80.7%
2011 82.5% +2.2%
2012 81.3% -1.5%
2016 82.5% +1.5%
2019 82.1% -0.5%
2020 83.2% +1.4%
2021 82.6% -0.7%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 82.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 82.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.8%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.7% 80.7% 80.7% 1
2010s 82.1% 81.3% 82.5% 4
2020s 82.9% 82.6% 83.2% 2

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 1 Poland 86.0% compare
  2. 2 Belarus 84.1% compare
  3. 3 Republic of Moldova 83.0% compare
  4. 5 Serbia 81.6% compare
  5. 6 Ukraine 80.8% compare
  6. 7 Kazakhstan 79.2% 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 Romania?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile in Romania was 82.6% 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 83.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2008.
How does Romania rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st quintile?
Romania ranks 4th out of 34 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 0.1%. 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) -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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