Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Armenia

Armenia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 79.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
79.1%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
80.6%
in 2010
All-time low
72.1%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Armenia, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 73.12009: 78.92010: 80.62011: 762012: 76.72013: 74.62014: 77.82015: 73.82016: 76.32017: 74.52018: 72.12019: 76.82020: 80.52021: 76.62022: 79.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 79.1% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Armenia peaked at 80.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2018.

Armenia ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Armenia, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 73.1%
2009 78.9% +8.0%
2010 80.6% +2.1%
2011 76.0% -5.7%
2012 76.7% +0.9%
2013 74.6% -2.7%
2014 77.8% +4.3%
2015 73.8% -5.1%
2016 76.3% +3.3%
2017 74.5% -2.3%
2018 72.1% -3.3%
2019 76.8% +6.5%
2020 80.5% +4.7%
2021 76.6% -4.9%
2022 79.1% +3.4%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 79.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 79.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.0% 73.1% 78.9% 2
2010s 75.9% 72.1% 80.6% 10
2020s 78.7% 76.6% 80.5% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 6 Mongolia 82.9% compare
  2. 7 Ukraine 82.9% compare
  3. 8 Kyrgyzstan 80.4% compare
  4. 10 Serbia 79.0% compare
  5. 11 Georgia 75.4% compare
  6. 12 Chile 74.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Armenia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Armenia was 79.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Armenia ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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