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

Poland: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 88.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
88.9%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
88.9%
in 2019
All-time low
83.9%
in 2017
Years of data
12
2005–2019

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Poland, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 85.42006: 84.92007: 84.32008: 84.12009: 84.32010: 84.52011: 84.12012: 84.22015: 85.52016: 85.42017: 83.92019: 88.9

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2019, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Poland stood at 88.9%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Poland peaked at 88.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2017.

Poland ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.4%
2006 84.9% -0.6%
2007 84.3% -0.7%
2008 84.1% -0.2%
2009 84.3% +0.2%
2010 84.5% +0.2%
2011 84.1% -0.4%
2012 84.2% +0.2%
2015 85.5% +1.5%
2016 85.4% -0.2%
2017 83.9% -1.7%
2019 88.9% +5.9%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 88.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.3%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 88.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.6% 84.1% 85.4% 5
2010s 85.2% 83.9% 88.9% 7

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Belarus 86.4% compare
  2. 3 Romania 85.3% compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 84.6% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Poland?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Poland was 88.9% in 2019, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2017.
How does Poland rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st?
Poland ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 367 data points, 2002–2023
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