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 5.0%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
85.2%
in 2019
All-time low
81.2%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 82.6 poorest2006: 82.5 poorest2007: 81.8 poorest2008: 81.7 poorest2009: 82 poorest2010: 81.8 poorest2011: 81.8 poorest2012: 81.9 poorest2015: 82.7 poorest2016: 83.1 poorest2017: 81.2 poorest2019: 85.2 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

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.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% 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, 81.2%, 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) in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year poorest Change
2005 82.6%
2006 82.5% -0.1%
2007 81.8% -0.9%
2008 81.7% -0.2%
2009 82.0% +0.4%
2010 81.8% -0.1%
2011 81.8% +0.0%
2012 81.9% +0.0%
2015 82.7% +1.0%
2016 83.1% +0.5%
2017 81.2% -2.3%
2019 85.2% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.1% 81.7% 82.6% 5
2010s 82.5% 81.2% 85.2% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Belarus 84.2% compare
  2. 3 Republic of Moldova 83.3% compare
  3. 4 Romania 82.2% compare

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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 81.2% 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 4.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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