Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Romania
Romania: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st was 85.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
85.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
85.7%
in 2020
All-time low
83.3%
in 2008
Years of data
7
2008–2021
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Romania, 2008–2021
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Romania recorded 85.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st in Romania peaked at 85.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2008.
That places Romania 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor - 1st in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 83.3% | — |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 85.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 61.3%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Romania's 85.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 84.3% | 85.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 1 Poland 88.9% compare
- 2 Belarus 86.4% compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 84.6% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 82.7% compare
- 6 Serbia 82.4% 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 85.3% 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 85.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor - 1st recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% 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 down 0.4%. 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) -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