Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Romania
Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 86.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Romania, 2008–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Romania is 86.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Romania peaked at 86.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 2008.
Romania ranks 3rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 82.2% | — |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 86.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Romania's 86.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 85.5% | 86.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 86.0% | 86.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Poland 89.6% compare
- 2 Belarus 88.9% compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 86.0% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 83.7% compare
- 6 Mongolia 82.9% compare
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Romania?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Romania was 86.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to SPL programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap