Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Kosovo
Kosovo: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 60.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Kosovo, 2006–2017
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2017, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Kosovo stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Kosovo peaked at 60.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2012.
That places Kosovo 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 45.9% | — |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +42.5% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 60.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.9%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 60.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 73% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 39.6% | 60.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Kosovo?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Kosovo was 60.0% in 2017, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2012.
- How does Kosovo rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
- Kosovo ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. 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